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Let Your Heart Break
Awareness will not solve the world’s problems, says Ronna Bloom, but it’s an important first step.
The Complete Path of Mindfulness
A life-changing journey begins with a single breath. With the simple act of paying mindful attention to one breath, says Melvin McLeod, we step onto a complete path that goes deeper and farther than we can imagine.
The Shape of Emptiness: David Provan’s Life & Art
Shortly before the acclaimed artist David Provan passed away on April 18, 2024, Jennifer Keishin Armstrong interviewed him at his studio. Now, recounting their meeting, she explores the Buddhist concepts at the heart of his work.
Why Meditate Face-to-Face?
Gregory Kramer and Rosie Dores teach us Insight Dialogue, a practice that harnesses the potency of relationship on the spiritual path.
Rev. angel Kyodo williams and Resmaa Menakem to gather Black leaders at “Being Black, Healing Black” event
The three-day event in September will “create a powerful container for embodied exploration and praxis with race unlike any other.”
Finding Balance Amidst Life’s Demands
There are burdens we can’t put down, says Furyu Nancy Schroeder. That fact is the true heart of our human life.
Books in Brief: July 2024
Jessica Little reviews eight new books for the July 2024 issue of <em>Lion's Roar</em>.
How to Set Better Boundaries
Guided by Buddhist teachings on the brahmaviharas, Elizabeth Hernandez-Stomp helps us learn when to say yes and how to say no.
The True Nature of a Flower
For Valerie Brown, her garden is a teacher of the dharma. In every bloom she sees impermanence, nonself, and nirvana.
Toma tres respiraciones conscientes
Pema Chödrön nos enseña una técnica sencilla que podemos utilizar en cualquier momento que necesitemos un descanso de nuestros patrones habituales.
The Light Enters You: Remembering Video Artist Bill Viola
Video artist Bill Viola died Friday at his home in Long Beach, California of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. He was 73. As a video artist, Viola captured not just image, but experience, showing us what video art could be. In this 2004 interview with Lion’s Roar, Viola talked in detail, for the first time, about his Buddhist practice and how it informed his art.
Deepen Your Practice & Study of Buddhism
Here's just some of what's new at Buddhadharma, Lion's Roar's site for committed Buddhists.
Uncover the Golden Buddha Within You
The gold of your true nature can get buried beneath fear and confusion, but it can never be tarnished. Tara Brach on how to trust your basic goodness.
The Healing Power of Feeling
“The way to find freedom from difficult emotions is to find it right within the feelings themselves,” writes Andy Karr. Here, he shares a practice for locating and working with difficult feelings in the subtle body to ultimately heal them.
Como trabajar con la ira
Mónica Jordan explora cómo relacionarnos con la ira de una manera consciente.
A Practice to Work Through Difficult Thoughts
Lisa Ernst shares a practice to offer kindness to your difficult thoughts.
El samaya como relación simbiótica
Damchö Diana Finnegan habla del vínculo gurú-discípulo en el budismo Vajrayana y de cómo manejarlo de forma saludable y beneficiosa.
Finding Shelter in Simplicity
Hilary Smith had no electricity, no running water, no locks. She had everything she needed.
5 Keys to Complete Mindfulness
What are the next steps for understanding complete mindfulness and its comprehensive benefits? Five experts in the mindfulness field explain.