Archives: LR Articles
Toward a Revolution of Love
In this important essay, the late bell hooks inspires us to make her vision of a culture of love come true.
Thich Nhat Hanh’s Love Letter to the Earth
The earth is you. You are the earth. When you realize there is no separation, says the late Thich Nhat Hanh, you fall completely in love with this beautiful planet.
3 Mindful Movement Exercises
Thich Nhat Hanh offers three mindful movement exercises for well-being, "a wonderful way of connecting your mind and body in mindfulness."
Si te encuentras con Buda en el camino, ¿mátalo?
Chris Pacheco, explica el verdadero significado de la famosa cita del monje budista chino Linji Yixuan del siglo IX.
¿Cuál es el significado de la flor de loto en el budismo?
La for de loto es uno de los símbolos de la iluminación más reconocibles del budismo y es importante en muchas tradiciones budistas.
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.
Don’t Let Hatred Destroy Your Practice
His Holiness the Dalai Lama takes an in-depth look at how we can work with anger and hatred in our practice.
You and Me — It’s All One Thing
James Ishmael Ford finds that an ancient Zen story's wisdom speaks quite well to our confusion around questions of identity, sexuality, and gender.
The Ticking Watch Meditation to Overcome Negative Thoughts
Sensei Alex Kakuyo shares a practice to work with suffering by calming the mind one second at a time.
El camino completo de la atención plena
Un viaje que cambia la vida comienza con una sola respiración. Con el simple acto de prestar atención consciente a una respiración, afirma Melvin McLeod, nos adentramos en un camino completo que va más profundo y más lejos de lo que podemos imaginar.
Watch: Jon Kabat-Zinn on the Universal Power of Awareness
In conversation with Lion’s Roar editor-in-chief Melvin McLeod, Jon Kabat-Zinn explains the powerful “hidden dimension” of awareness and how exploring it reveals who we truly are.
Watch: Jon Kabat-Zinn on Trusting the Present Moment
Jon Kabat-Zinn explains how meditation offers us an opportunity to fall in love with the present moment — “the only moment,” he says, “that we're ever actually alive in.”
A Brief History of Pure Land Buddhism
Pure Land is both a distinct school of Buddhism that developed in Japan and, says Aaron Proffitt, a cornerstone of the whole Mahayana tradition.
A Practice for Developing Kindness Toward Yourself
Valerie Mason-John shares a meditation for cultivating a positive relationship with yourself, and, by extension, the world.
Making Friends with Emotional Eating
If you soothe yourself with food, your body and mind are trying to tell you something. Jenna Hollenstein on how to listen with compassion.
Cómo tener un sueño lúcido
Andrew Holecek nos enseña a estar despiertos cuando estamos dormidos.
Very Mindful, Very Demure: The Joy of Jools Lebron’s Playful Mindfulness
Pop culture writer Jennifer Keishin Armstrong unpacks the joyful wisdom behind Jools Lebron’s viral “very mindful, very demure” TikTok trend.
How to Break the Chains of Thought
When you study your thought process, says Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, you not only see how it rules your life. In the breaks and gaps between thoughts, you can experience awakened mind on the spot.
You Can Make a Difference
All things are impermanent, even political situations seemingly beyond repair. Guo Gu on hope.
