Each Friday, we share three topical longreads in our Weekend Reader newsletter. This week, LionsRoar.com editor Sam Littlefair thinks about the practice of walking.
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What Is Suffering?
Nine teachers explain what suffering is, how we feel it, and why it isn’t a condemnation — it’s a joyous opportunity.
Why Evan Thompson Isn’t a Buddhist
A conversation with scholar Evan Thompson about his new book “Why I Am Not A Buddhist” and why Western Buddhism could use more non-Buddhist friends.
Bushfires threaten Buddhist communities in Australia
Sunntaram Forest Monastery, Santi Forest Monastery, and Vejjasala Retreat Center are all currently evacuated. No injuries or major destruction have been reported.
FPMT to launch investigation into Dagri Rinpoche after allegations of sexual misconduct
The Tibetan Buddhist organization Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition has announced that it is launching an investigation into Buddhist teacher Dagri Rinpoche
Thich Nhat Hanh Program for Engaged Buddhism awarded $500,000 grant
The Henry Luce Foundation has awarded a $500,000 grant to the Thich Nhat Hanh Program for Engaged Buddhism at Union Theological Seminary.
When Meditation Is Hard
In our Weekend Reader newsletter, Sam Littlefair looks at how we can better engage with challenges in meditation.
What Are You Shopping For?
In our Weekend Reader newsletter, LionsRoar.com’s Sam Littlefair looks at a different kind of consumerism.
Yeshe Dhonden, famed Tibetan doctor and physician to Dalai Lama, dies at age 93
Yeshe Dhonden, the foremost Tibetan doctor in the world, died on November 26. He was 93.
Dalai Lama suggests ending Tibetan reincarnation system
The Dalai Lama said that the Tibetan Buddhist system of recognizing reincarnate Buddhist teachers “may have had its day.”