Category: Buddhist Wisdom
How to Be a Bodhisattva
It may seem like an unattainable ideal, but you can start right now as a bodhisattva-in-training. All you need is the aspiration to put others first.
5 Buddhists on How the Buddha Nourishes Their Life
How does the Buddha nourish your life and practice? Five Buddhists contemplate this question.
What “No Self” Really Means
The journey of awakening, says Buddhist teacher Gaylon Ferguson, begins by examining our usual beliefs about who we are. Because maybe we’ve got it wrong.
Shall I Stay or Shall I Go?
More people than ever before are changing jobs, or at least thinking about it. To help you decide, says Dan Zigmond, contemplate the nature of change.
Running into Joy
Sometimes sitting with her sadness becomes too difficult. But Vanessa Zuisei Goddard has learned she can run with it—and through it.
Turn Your Thinking Upside Down
We base our lives on seeking happiness and avoiding suffering, but the best thing we can do for ourselves is to turn this whole way of thinking upside down.
How to Be a Mindful Bodhisattva
Mindfulness is more than just a meditation practice. Mindfulness is life, and life is love. That’s why it’s the whole path of the bodhisattva, says Zen teacher Norman Fischer.
Trust In Life
Meditation, writes David Guy, is the practice of trusting life. When we practice this trust, we can more easily accept the inevitability of death.
The Five Remembrances
To change your life now and prepare for the inevitable, says Pamela Ayo Yetunde, regularly contemplate these five home truths.
Should I Try to Stop Thinking?
Good luck with that. What you can do, says Jules Shuzen Harris, is change your relationship with your thoughts.
10 Ways to Find True Happiness
Introduced by Kaira Jewel Lingo, ten Black dharma teachers dive deep into the paramis, the ten qualities of enlightened beings.
Practice for a World at Risk
It’s the concept of “other” that drives the evils the world suffers from, says Roshi Joan Halifax. The contemplation we need now is that in reality there is no separation.
Lion’s Roar March 2024 Book Reviews
You don’t have to be perfect to create positive change. Jessica Little reviews eight inspiring new books.
The Story of Khujjuttara
Wendy Garling tells the story of Khujjuttara, one of the Buddha's foremost female lay disciples. Hear more stories of Buddhist women from Wendy Garling in Lion’s Roar’s “<a href="https://promo.lionsroar.com/the-women-of-wisdom-summit-free-registration/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Women of Wisdom Summit,</a>” March 21-25.
How to Talk to Kids About Death
When a loved one dies, grown-ups don’t always know what to say to kids. Gail Silver has helpful tips based on Buddhist teachings.
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.
Practice Like Your Hair’s on Fire
Enlightenment is possible in this lifetime but time is running out. We have to make the most of this rare and fleeting opportunity to wake up.
Mahaprajapati’s Daughters
If there’s a mother of Buddhism, it’s Mahaprajapati, says Andrea Miller. In women dharma teachers throughout the ages, we see a continuation of her strength and practicality, her wisdom and compassion.
How to Apologize When You Say the Wrong Thing
René Rivera on how to have empathy for the person you’ve hurt—and yourself.
How Mindfulness Enhances Cold Water Therapy
Roberval Oliveira shares his experience with cold water therapy, highlighting the important role mindfulness has played in unlocking its numerous benefits.