Buddhist Teachings
You Don’t Have to Fear Death — But You Should
In the new book How to Live and Die: The Transformative Power of Meditating on Impermanence (Wisdom Publications), Lama Zopa Rinpoche says death is just a mental construct, but it’s helpful to fear it anyway.
Thich Nhat Hanh’s Doors of Liberation
No self, no form, no goal: Thich Nhat Hanh on the truth we’re distracting ourselves from.
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Do Dishes, Rake Leaves: The Wisdom of the Ancient Homemakers
Karen Maezen Miller on how the domestic practice of ancient Zen masters can lead us to intimate encounters with our own lives. Join Maezen every Wednesday in November for a live meditation on Zoom. See details to join <a href="https://www.lionsroar.com/weekly-meditation/">here</a>.
Transforming Self-Comparison Through No-Self
Eda Ocak reflects on how meditation practice and the Buddha’s message of no-self transformed her habit of self-comparison.
Meet a Teacher: Rev. Doyeon Park
Rev. Park is a minister in the Won Buddhist community and the Buddhist chaplain at two New York universities.
How to Practice Mindful Eating
Jan Chozen Bays teaches us how to make every meal a celebration of gratitude, enjoyment, and true nourishment.
How Buddhism’s “Three Marks of Existence” Can Lead Us to Freedom and Change
Chan practitioner Mark Van Buren shares how the Buddhist concepts of impermanence, interdependence, and unsatisfactoriness (often rendered as "suffering") can point the way to our liberation.
Recognizing Clarity: A Dzogchen Meditation
Dzogchen master Tsoknyi Rinpoche shares a meditation to encourage clarity of mind.