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Naropa University Seeks New President
Naropa University is seeking a president who will highlight the schools’ passion for scholarly exploration and contemplative practice.
Working with Holiday Loneliness
Many people are feeling lonely this pandemic holiday season. Lisa Ernst shares how the dharma can help.
Matthieu Ricard: The Path to a Compassionate Society
In this video interview, Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard joins Lion’s Roar editor-in-chief Melvin McLeod to discuss compassion as a transformative force for addressing the challenges of our time. Drawing on his decades of humanitarian work with Karuna-Shechen, he shares how altruism can help build a more compassionate and hopeful society.
What to Do When You’re Lonely
The holidays are supposed to be a time of togetherness, but what if it’s the time of year you feel most alone? Therapist Harry Um offers advice.
¿Cómo practicar la alimentación consciente para ser feliz?
Paulina Lamas Morales es cofundadora y directora del Instituto Felicidad Sustentable, una organización dedicada a las ciencias y prácticas contemplativas. Es psicóloga clínica egresada de la Universidad Central de Chile y cuenta con una amplia trayectoria académica y profesional en mindfulness y compasión.
Conoce al maestro: Sozan Miglioli
La editora de Buddhadharma, Mariana Restrepo, conversa con Sozan Miglioli sobre su trabajo para crear una comunidad global de budistas zen de habla hispana.
Entrar en los jhanas
Entrar en los jhanas no es fácil: cuanto más lo intentas, más difícil resulta, pero puedes prepararte para que se abran ante ti.
Conoce al maestro: Katsuzen King
El maestro de Zen, Katsuzen King, comparte cómo el Zen transformó su vida personal y profesional, y cómo adapta sus enseñanzas para apoyar a la comunidad LatinX, especialmente en la frontera con México.
How to Practice Bearing Witness
A three-step practice to connect with and serve those who are suffering.
The Ultimate Gift
Mushim Patricia Ikeda’s parents gave her baby sister to an aunt living an ocean away. This act of generosity changed the way she thinks about giving.
How to Make Friends with Your Beautiful Monsters
Anger, fear, envy—usually we’re ashamed of our so-called monstrous emotional patterns. Yet if we make friends with our monsters, says Tsoknyi Rinpoche, magic happens. We are no longer afraid.
The World Is Your Zendo
On remote islands, Pico Iyer discovers that this moment, now, is the gift-wrapped present we can’t afford to overlook.
How to Practice Mindful Breathing for Anxiety
It’s a simple, calming meditation that you can do anytime, anywhere. Instructions by Melvin Escobar with Gregory Mengel.
Find Freedom from Anxiety
Psychotherapist and dharma teacher Trudy Goodman unpacks the root causes of anxiety. Anxiety is part of being human, she says, but we can learn to hold it with a peaceful heart.
We Are Not Separate from the Earth
Brother Phap Linh on the two truths we need to understand to solve the climate crisis.
The Joy of Interbeing
Gather around the table, says Allyson Pimentel. A holiday meal can fill your belly and heart — and even give you a taste of enlightenment.
The Time of Our Lives
How would it feel to live a whole day without once looking at a clock? A meditation on minutes and eons by Susan Moon.
Everything Is Our Teacher, Even Death
Tremendous healing can occur during the dying process, both for the dying person and for their family and friends. Barbara Rhodes on how to awaken to life, even as we die.