Tynette Deveaux shares the difficulties of caregiving and the truth of suffering.
How to Be Equanimous in a Racialized World
In a tense moment on a full plane, Ruth King gets a glimpse of the inner strength of equanimity.
I Want to Tell You About Coming Apart and Struggling Through Depression
A moving account by Susan Moon of her journey back from depression, and how her Buddhist practice both helped and hindered her.
Living the Compassionate Life
The Dalai Lama explains how the Buddhist teachings of mindfulness and compassion lead inevitably to feelings of self-confidence and kindness.
How to Be a Force for Good
Daniel Goleman on how we can follow the Dalai Lama’s lead in truly making our world better.
The Grounding Quality of Mindfulness in Unsettling Times
The practice of mindfulness allows us to become more aware and less reactive in unsettling times, says Lisa Bennett. She shares how she rediscovered its grounding, life-giving quality in the face of uncertainty.
Waves of Impermanence
Lion’s Roar deputy editor Andrea Miller talks about the ocean and what it means to us.
Awakening to Our Climate Crisis
Tynette Deveaux shares why we must put the Buddhist teachings to work in the face of climate change.
Do You Believe in Magic?
Miracles happen every day. Lilly Greenblatt looks at the supernatural and (seemingly) ordinary magic of Buddhism.
Cyndi Lee on Taking Refuge
While refuge has multiple forms and multiple meanings, it is necessary in these difficult times. Cyndi Lee explores what it means to take refuge.
Loving-Kindness: Healing Your Inner Child
Peggy Rowe Ward and Larry Ward on how to give yourself the love and compassion you deserve. And send some of that love to the wounded child inside you. They need it.