Buddha Shakyamuni

¿Es el Budismo una “enseñanza de imágenes”?

Lama Hun Lye explora el poder de las imágenes y cómo podemos inspirarnos en las distintas formas en que se ha representado el estado del despertar en las tradiciones budistas.

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Free “Death, Love, & Wisdom Summit” has begun!

This free 5-day online event brings together 16 leading experts and spiritual teachers trained in helping the dying, and those who care for them, to face death in positive and realistic ways.

Teresita Gómez: la gran pianista colombiana que practica el Zen

Teresita Gómez se destaca como la pianista más aclamada y reconocida de Colombia. En esta conversación con Gustavo Montoya, Teresita Gómez comparte su experiencia de descubrir el Budismo Zen en Colombia hace casi tres décadas y cómo esta práctica ha tenido un impacto significativo en su vida tanto personal como musical.

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Cesa, calma, cambia: Tres pasos para hacer lo que ayuda

La maestra de Zen, Vanessa Zuisei Goddard, nos comparte una simple práctica de tres pasos para cesar, calmar y cambiar cuando enfrentamos el sufrimiento.

A momunment at Père Lachaise Cemetery reads "Aux Morts," or "to the dead," with stautes of people surrounded by flowers.

Learning From the Dead

Carolyn Campbell shares how studying the famous Père-Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, France sparked an awareness of death that helped her wake up to life.

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Kazuaki Tanahashi: Painting Peace

Explore this selection of art and Buddhist wisdom to give hope in a time of global crisis by artist, peace and environmental worker, and renowned calligrapher, Kazuaki Tanahashi.

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Stop, Soothe, Shift: A 3-Step Practice to Do What Helps

Zen teacher Vanessa Zuisei Goddard shares her simple three-step practice to stop, soothe, and shift in the face of suffering.

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Comparte tu Sabiduría: ¿Qué consejos tienes para los budistas que recién han ingresado al sendero?

Comparte tu Sabiduría: ¿Qué consejos tienes para los budistas que recién han ingresado al sendero?

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On the Spectrum, On the Path

Meditation can help with navigating challenges, cultivating calm, and connecting with others. Four Buddhists with autism on how the practice has changed their lives.

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He Gave Me the Best Advice

In the opening editorial of the November 2023 issue of Lion’s Roar, Associate Editor Mariana Restrepo shares the advice Mingyur Rinpoche gave her.

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“I Miss the Sky”

Corresponding with prisoners, Katherine Jamieson has come to appreciate her own freedom.

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No Self, No Opponent

Are martial arts incompatible or in harmony with Zen? That depends, says Som Pourfarzaneh.

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Love Thy Haircutter?

After an infuriating trim, Renshin Bunce realizes meditation isn’t helping her overcome anger—or is it?

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The Zen of Jane Hirshfield

When we live in the liminal state, the place of listening, of not-knowing, then everything draws near to us, becomes kin. Noelle Oxenhandler on the words and wordlessness of the renowned American poet Jane Hirshfield.

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Lion’s Roar November 2023 Book Reviews

How do we transform suffering into happiness? Bonnie Nadzam surveys new books that are helping to show the way.

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Clarity & Calm: An Interview With Mingyur Rinpoche

In this exclusive interview, Mingyur Rinpoche tells Lion’s Roar’s Andrea Miller how he learned to befriend his anxiety. We all have an innate well-being, he says. And we can all experience it.

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¿Está roto el modelo del gurú?

Pema Khandro Rinpoche, Lama Rod Owens, Lama Rigzin Drolma (Anne C. Klein) y Lobsang Rapgay dialogan sobre el modelo del gurú en la tradición tibetana, en la que el maestro es fundamental en el sendero. Del ejemplar de invierno de 2018 de Buddhadharma.

Mingyur Rinpoche and Paul McGowan in the mountains, looking at the scenery around them.

Wandering…But Not Lost: Director Paul MacGowan on Capturing Mingyur Rinpoche’s Wandering Retreat

Martine Panzica talks to director Paul MacGowan about the making of the documentary film “Wandering...But Not Lost,” which chronicles Mingyur Rinpoche's remarkable four-and-a-half year wandering retreat.

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Dharma Relief announces “Healing Racial Trauma Through Buddhist Communities” Fellowship recipients

The fellowship aims to provide Black dharma teachers and leaders with resources to “carry on their profound work of offering healing and support through a Buddhist lens for African-descendant communities in the U.S.”

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Finding Nonself on My Gender Journey

René Rivera shares the direct experience of nonself he discovered along his gender journey as a trans man.