In the November 2018 issue of Lion’s Roar magazine, 14 Buddhist teachers answer the most frequently asked questions about challenges on the spiritual path. Here, Miguel Chen explains why setting lofty goals for our spiritual practice only creates more obstacles. Question: I thought the goal of spiritual practice was to attain some sort of enlightenment or wisdom, but I [...]
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How to Get Lost — and Found — in Music
Music connects us to the present moment like nothing else, says Teenage Bottlerocket bassist Miguel Chen. In this excerpt from his new book, I Wanna Be Well: How a Punk Found Peace and You Can Too, coauthored with LionsRoar.com editorial director Rod Meade Sperry, Chen explains how to really listen to music. Playing shows, writing songs, recording albums, and most of all, [...]
Why Punk & Buddhism Beats “Us Vs. Them”
Teenage Bottlerocket bassist, meditator, and yoga teacher Miguel Chen on how punk rock and searching for peace go together. I’m a musician, a punk rocker, a Buddhist of sorts, a yogi. Most of all, I consider myself an individual. But the further I come along on my path, I realize that while that’s true—I am an individual—I am also the same as everyone else. The more time I [...]
