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Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche, renowned scholar, yogi, and prominent Karma Kagyu teacher, dies
Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche, a renowned scholar and one of the foremost teachers in the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, died on June 22.
¿Necesitas sanar? Prueba la meditación con un árbol
La meditación con los árboles, dice Lin Wang Gordon, es una forma de reforzar nuestra conexión con la naturaleza y profundizar en la comprensión de emociones difíciles como el dolor.
Develop a Mind Like Sky
Meditation comes alive through a growing capacity to release our habitual conflicts and worries that make up our sense of self, and to rest in awareness.
Honoring Those Who Came Before Me
Alisa Dennis on why she honors ancestors—spiritual and biological, human and animal, water and wind.
How to Practice Mindfulness Meditation
This basic mindfulness meditation from Zen teacher James Ishmael Ford offers a great practice to start your day.
Cómo cultivar la resiliencia en tiempos difíciles
Shauna Shapiro explica cómo afrontar las emociones difíciles, volver a centrarse y encontrar la calma.
Thich Nhat Hanh’s Walking Meditation
The late Thich Nhat Hanh emphasized the practice of mindful walking as a profound way to deepen our connection with our body and the earth. Read on and learn how to breathe, take a mindful step, and come back to your true home.
8 Practical Guidelines for Mindful Parenting
Taking care of the little (and not-so-little ones) can be a challenge, but that doesn't mean that "mindful parenting" has to be an oxymoron. Here then are some simple tips from Karen Maezen Miller.
The Immeasurable Beauty of Queerness
Taryn Stickrath-Hutt shares her journey as a queer woman and Jodo Shinshu Buddhist, drawing inspiration from the infinite light of Amida Buddha.
How to Grow Wiser with Age
As you age, says Judy Lief, you can discover your true nature — timeless and luminous.
5 Ways to Get into the Meditation Habit
There’s nothing like the benefit of a regular meditation practice, and there’s no better time to do it than now. Zen Buddhist A. Jesse Jiryu Davis on five ways you can make meditation a helpful part of your daily routine.
Watch: Berkeley Zen Center abbot Hozan Alan Senauke gives first talk after heart attack
In his first dharma talk since being hospitalized last year, Hozan Alan Senauke shared his gratitude and insights on the value of practice in difficult times with the Berkeley Zen Center community.
Dani Shapiro: dharma y devoción
Dani Shapiro habla de su crianza como judía ortodoxa, su descubrimiento de un secreto familiar de hace décadas y su nueva novela: su obra más espiritual hasta la fecha.
What to Say When Someone Dies
Avoid pat expressions, says Valerie Brown. What a grieving person needs is loving presence.
Insight Meditation: Present, Open & Aware
Emily Horn on how to discover the peace and awakening in every moment.
The Present Tense: Poet Laureate Ada Limón
Poetry, like meditation, isn’t about doing or accomplishing. It’s about feeling what it means to be alive, in this moment. Lion’s Roar’s Mariana Restrepo talks with the poet laureate Ada Limón.
The Dalai Lama, a Beacon of Hope
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche tells us what His Holiness the Dalai Lama means to the Tibetan people.
Prison Dharma
Bakes Mitchell reflects on Lion’s Roar’s Prison Dharma Project, which makes our content freely available to incarcerated people.
How to Find Freedom from Your Inner Critic
Do you criticize your own meditation practice? Rachel Goldsmith Turow on how to sit with yourself without judgement.