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How does a meditator deal with major depression?
The teachers are asked how a meditator deals with episodes of depression.
The Swift Path to Buddhahood
Pema Khandro on the fascinating history, practice, and purpose of the Six Dharmas of Naropa.
The Lineage of the Six Dharmas
A look at the people and practices that contributed to the development of the Six Dharmas as we know them today.
Excerpt: Xuedou’s 100 Odes to Old Cases
Read a brief of Xuedou’s 100 Odes to Old Cases: A Translation with Commentary by Steven Heine and an exclusive excerpt courtesy of its publisher, Oxford University Press.
Chandrakirti’s Middle Way
Read a brief of Candrakīrti's Introduction to the Middle Way: A Guide by Jan Westerhoff and an exclusive excerpt courtesy of its publisher, Oxford University Press.
The Sound of Vultures’ Wings
Read a brief of The Sound of Vultures’ Wings: The Tibetan Buddhist Chöd Ritual Practice of the Female Buddha Machik Labdrön , by Jeffrey W. Cupchik. and an exclusive excerpt courtesy of its publisher, SUNY Press.
The Six Yogas of the Kālachakra
Read a brief of Kālachakra Mandala: The Jonang Tradition by Edward Henning’s and an exclusive excerpt courtesy of its publisher, Wisdom Publications.
The Two Gates
Read a brief of Poet-Monks: The Invention of Buddhist Poetry in Late Medieval China, by Thomas J. Mazanec and an exclusive excerpt courtesy of its publisher, Cornell University Press.
Noble Truths, Noble Path
Read a brief of the new book of the Buddha’s original teachings from Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi, and an exclusive excerpt courtesy of its publisher, Wisdom Publications.
A Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment
Read a brief of Kadam: Stages of the Path, Mind Training, and Esoteric Practice: Part One by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Taye, translated by Artemus B. Engle and an exclusive excerpt courtesy of its publisher, Shambhala Publications.
Looking Into the Future of Vajrayana Buddhism In the West
Lama Karma Yeshe Chödrön, Lama Justin von Bujdoss, and Lama Drupgyu Tenzin (Anthony Chapman) join Lion’s Roar/Buddhadharma editor-in-chief Melvin McLeod to discuss how, or if, the very advanced practices of Tantric Buddhism can be introduced and promulgated in modern Western society.
Resting In Luminosity
Lama Karma Wall on how the practice of clear light (osel) yoga can help us recognize the luminous nature of our mind free from dualistic conceptualization.
The Fine Art of Conscious Dying
Glenn Mullin on phowa, the tantric practice of transferring our consciousness at the moment at death in order to take rebirth in a pure realm.
Awakening Through Dream
What role do dreams have in our path to liberation? Charlie Morley on the history and benefits of the fourth of Naropa’s Dharmas, milam, or yoga of the dream state. Includes a short dream yoga practice for you to try tonight.
A Wake-Up Call
Andrew Holecek on bardo, one of the Six Dharmas of Naropa’s two practices for helping us find our way, when the time comes, through the death experience. It can help us in life, too.
Embodied Practice, Experiential Awareness
Ian A. Baker offers the opening commentary to the Buddhadharma Spring 2024 issue.
What Would the Buddha Do?
Myokei Caine-Barrett, Dave Smith, and Lama Karma Yeshe Chödrön on knowing — or not knowing — what the Buddha would do.
The Practice of Fierce Inner Heat
Judith Simmer-Brown on tummo, one of the most famous esoteric practices of Tibetan Vajrayana and the Six Dharmas. What is it, what are its benefits, and what role does it play in our journey to enlightenment?
The Playful Dance of Awakened Mind
Lama Döndrup Drölma on the illusory nature of phenomena and how we can wake up to reality’s true nature via the body-mind connection.
Buddhadharma on Books: Spring 2024
Constance Kassor reviews "The Sound of Vulture’s Wings" by Jeffrey W. Cupchik, "The Kalachakra Mandala" by Edward Henning, "Xuedou’s 100 Odes to Old Cases" by Steven Heine, and more.