Right Understanding

Anam Thubten on how to understand both ultimate and relative reality—and why this is so important today.

Books in Brief: July 2025

Jessica Little reviews new books for the July 2025 issue of Lion's Roar

How to Step Into the Present Moment

Gullu Singh shares how walking meditation serves as a powerful complement to sitting meditation.

Getting Through Grief

Miriam Tarcov on how to navigate the pain of losing a loved one and—ultimately—reconnect with joy.

Find Freedom from Bias

Anu Gupta explains how faith, wisdom, and compassion can help us heal from internalized discrimination.

We Must Have Courage

When we feel powerless in the face of politics, we overlook the positive change we are capable of creating. Kaira Jewel Lingo on how to find our inner—and collective—strength.

Steve Aoki: Mindfulness, Music & Cake

Steve Aoki is one of the world’s top DJs and music producers, playing hundreds of adrenaline-pumping shows a year. Sandi Rankaduwa unpacks his journey to inner peace.

How to Open Your Heart 

Tonglen is a transformational Buddhist meditation that awakens compassion. Susan Kaiser Greenland offers step-by-step instructions.

Commentary: Protecting Human Dignity from the Threat of Moral Nihilism

​In Vietnam for the UN International Day of Vesak in Ho Chi Minh City from May 5-8.​, Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi​ gave the ​May 6th keynote address​. ​H​is topic​: “Protecting Human Dignity from the Threat of Moral Nihilism.” In his concluding remarks he focuses on Gaza as “the epicenter of the contest between the forces of moral nihilism and our obligation to protect human dignity.” An adaptation of the address follows here.

A More Present Life Starts Now

Life and practice don't need to be separate, writes Emily Horn. She shares how we can integrate moments of meditation into the routine experiences of our every day lives.

How to Stay Present When You’re Suffering

By accepting our emotions and not reacting, says Lama Justin von Bujdoss, we can learn to effectively serve others.

How to Be Resilient in Tough Times

Shauna Shapiro explains how to face difficult emotions, re-center, and find calm.

Forthcoming Thich Nhat Hanh documentary “Interbeing” to be narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch

Directed by Max Pugh, the new biopic mirrors the approach of the 2017 film “Walk With Me,” which offered a look inside Plum Village.

“Days of Spring,” 2021. Painting by Yeachin Tsai. © Yeachin Tsai

Los componentes básicos de la pertenencia

Según Willa Blythe Baker, formar una comunidad fuerte y saludable comienza con la comprensión de cómo se construye.

The Daily Practice of Self-Kindness

You have enlightened nature, says Pema Khandro Rinpoche. If you truly know that, you’ll always be kind to yourself.

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Pema Chödrön’s Six Kinds of Loneliness

To be without a reference point is the ultimate loneliness. It is also called enlightenment.

How to Break Free From Comparison and Judgment

The superiority complex, the inferiority complex, and the equality complex are painful traps we fall into if we believe we have a separate self. Sister Boi Nghiem on transforming complexes into confidence and compassion.

What Cancer Taught Me

Paul Daisuke Goodman on what leukemia has taught him about ego, impermanence, and the incredible power of community.

I’m the Aunty Now!

For Mihiri Tillakaratne, “aunty” is a verb. It’s what she does to support and shape her community.