Category: Mindfulness in Your Life
The More You Give, the Richer You Feel
Judy Lief looks at why generosity is the starting place for virtue.
What kinds of programs can Buddhist centers offer children?
Three teachers discuss what kinds of programs centers can offer for families and children.
Americans in Paris
Though the climb was steep, the view was expansive. Rachel Neumann on being hot, hungry, thirsty, and tired, but still having a perfect day.
A Story About Language
Boy, who is mere days away from his fifth birthday, begins to throw a tantrum in the library.
What does a mean animal look like?
On the first day of school, Bethany Saltzman's daughter shows mommy what it means to be a Buddhist parent.
How we see time
The way we view time can cause us to either struggle or to live lightly. Ken Jones shows us that by seeing things as they are we can be spacious.
Rent for Living on the Planet
Kate Johnson offers young New Yorkers the tools and community she could have used when she was young.
Let’s Talk: A Family Affair
Sumi Loundon Kim presents a new model for family-centered dharma communities.
Ocean, Meet Boy
As we moved from Japan to Nova Scotia, we found ourselves in Hawaii, a place that is a world entirely without category for our kids.
Another Black Mark
“No, Mama, no! I going draw on the couch!” When "Burmese Lessons" author Karen Connelly loses her cool in a battle of wills with her three-year-old, she learns valuable lessons about mindful parenting.
Wise Heart: A profile of Jack Kornfield
Jack Kornfield's brilliant synthesis of deep Buddhist practice and modern psychological insight has made him one of the most influential spiritual teachers of our time.
After the Plane Crash
Allan Lokos marvels at the despair, the joy, and the healing process that he and his wife experienced after surviving a horrific airplane crash.
Meet a Teacher: Jack Kornfield
Jack Kornfield gets personal with the Lion's Roar readership.
Yoga from the Inside Out
For Christmas a few years ago, my partner, Teja, gave me a round yoga mat about six feet in diameter. When I spread it out and began to practice—by the twinkle of the Christmas tree lights—I was amazed at the way my asanas transformed.
Watch: “Hector” (aka Simon Pegg) goes to Tibet
If a good-natured, fun-loving film is your cuppa tea, you know Simon Pegg; think Hot Fuzz, Paul, Shaun of the Dead, and so on. Pegg’s latest star turn is in the title role of Hector and the Search for Happiness, in which he plays a psychiatrist who’s trotting the globe in search of, yes, happiness.…
Journeys: Putting on My Oxygen Mask
When faced with caring for her aging mother, Ann Potter struggles to practice both compassion for others and compassion for herself.
Buddhist Psychotherapist and “RAIN” Champion Tara Brach
Western psychology and Buddhism—together they offer us a complete diagnosis of the human condition. Andrea Miller talks to psychotherapist Tara Brach, who works to combine these two disciplines into a powerful path to love and fulfillment.
A Punk Looks at Fifty
I recently turned 50. Happy birthday to me! It’s an annoying age: you’re not old enough to be considered wise but you are old enough to be considered old.
George Saunders on Kindness
The famed writer talks abou a failure of kindness and a convocation speech that went viral.
Pema Chödrön on 4 Keys to Waking Up
As Ani Pema Chödrön sees it, walking the walk is about being genuine; that is, not being a fake spiritual person.