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Seeking Buddha in Gaza
As a Buddhist and a Jew, Linda Hess considers how to respond with wisdom and compassion to the violence inflicted on the people of Gaza and the rage she feels about it. Paintings by Malak Mattar.
Mindfulness for Connection, Communication, and Deepening Our Relationships
Read the introduction to the new book “Right Here With You,” edited by Lion’s Roar's Andrea Miller.
What Cancer Taught Me
Paul Daisuke Goodman on what leukemia has taught him about ego, impermanence, and the incredible power of community.
The Magic Moment in Meditation
Sharon Salzberg explains how to practice basic breath meditation.
How to Do Green Tara Practice
Lama Palden Drolma teaches us how to visualize the deity Green Tara, who embodies our own buddhanature.
Is Fear of Death the Root Cause of Injustice?
We can’t change the world with mind-body practices alone, says James K. Rowe. But political interventions that don’t address our fear of mortality are also incomplete.
In the Footsteps of the Buddha
When we visit the very places where the Buddha lived and taught, we discover deeper meaning in his teachings. Shantum Seth takes us on a sacred pilgrimage.
Your Enlightened Nature
The essence of mind is empty, luminous awareness. Mingyur Rinpoche on the Tibetan Buddhist practice of Dzogchen.
4 Ways to Heal Trauma with Love
Loving-kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, equanimity—these four loving qualities are powerful ways to heal our trauma.
Thich Minh Tue: The Walking Monk
Nguyet B. Ho on how a barefoot monk’s journey through and beyond Vietnam sparks spiritual debate, testing the boundaries between faith, materialism, and state control.
Stepping into the Stream of Depth Practice Programs
Sukhasiddhi Foundation has been offering practice multi-year programs since 2001 as a means to support practitioners in developing and deepening their meditation practice while moving through a coinciding curriculum of Buddhist teachings in general as well as teachings of the Shangpa and Dakpo Kagyu lineages.
Welcoming the Year of the Wood Snake
For Tibetan Buddhists, this week marks Losar, the new year — a time to clean house, cherish family, make offerings, contemplate the past year and welcome the new.
Discover the Joy of Doing Nothing
Zen teacher Pat Enkyo O’Hara teaches us the practice of Shikantaza.
March 2025: Books in Brief
Jessica Little reviews “The Story of the Buddha” by John Tarrant, “The Empty Path” by Billy Wynne, “Happy Relationships” by Kimberly Brown, and more.
University of California invites young adults to destress with 10-day mindfulness program
The program, hosted by the UC Climate Resilience Initiative, will run on weekdays from February 24 to March 7.
How to Love Yourself
If you want to love all beings, start with self-love, says Lisa Ernst.
3 Ways to Uncover Your Natural Awareness
Diana Winston on three ways to bring natural awareness into your mindfulness practice — and your life.
A Practice to Work with Grief
Kimberly Brown takes us through the practice of “standing on the earth,” which can help us in times of great change and grief.
The Blind Passions of “Love Is Blind”
Netflix’s <i>Love Is Blind</i> isn’t just melodramatic reality TV, says Rev. Jean-Paul deGuzman. It’s a mirror for our own attachments and delusions.
How USAID Cuts Will Impact Buddhist Countries and Communities
Cuts to USAID will have far-reaching consequences worldwide. Here's how Buddhist nations, communities, and refugees might be affected.