Archives: LR Articles
Motherhood Is the Path
Like motherhood, the path to awakening demands compassion, love, and sacrifice. Jenna Hollenstein explains the parallels between mothers and bodhisattvas.
What Is Your Body?
It’s less than we think. It’s far more than we know. It’s who we are but it’s not. Contemplate the deeper reality of the body.
Ayuda para cuando se rompe el corazón
Cuidar de quienes están sufriendo es un llamado amoroso y, quizás heróico, pero no nos es gratis. Roshi Joan Halifax nos enseña un programa de cinco pasos para cuidar de ti mismo mientras cuidas de otros.
No estoy bien, tú no estás bien –y esto está bien
Cuando leemos las noticias, quizás nos vemos abrumados sintiéndonos “nada bien”, pero Sylvia Boorstein dice que hay modos en los que podemos trabajar con ese sentimiento.
Ir sintiendo nuestro camino al despertar
¿Esas emociones que quisiéramos no tener, esas que nos gustaría que se acabaran? Esos sentimientos, dice Jody Hojin Kimmel, no son obstáculos en el camino –son el camino.
The Middle Way of Abortion
Jennifer Keishin Armstrong reports on how Buddhist teachings could transform the abortion debate — and benefit women.
Looking Into Laziness
Rather than feeling discouraged by laziness, we could get to know laziness profoundly. This very moment of laziness becomes our personal teacher.
The Opposite of Attachment Is Intimacy
Willa Blythe Baker explores the idea of “entanglement,” coming to the conclusion that the opposite of attachment isn’t detachment — it’s intimacy.
How to Practice Bowing
When we bow to another person, says Brother Phap Hai, we honor both their goodness and our own.
The Life-Changing Practice of Death Awareness
Why you might take up the Buddhist practice of maranasati, or mindfulness of death — even if you really, really don’t want to.
“I was transported” — music legend John McLaughlin on the inspiration of “Mila Repa”
The virtuoso musician's new album is equal parts incendiary and reflective. And there's a bit of Buddhism in the mix, too.
Pouring Tea
Thich Nhat Hanh shares how to transform your afternoon cup of tea into a series of mindful actions.
Take Refuge in Your Body
When the storms of life hit, your body can be a place of refuge and healing. Cyndi Lee says it starts with making friends with your body.
Citizenship as Spiritual Practice
Right speech, right action, right livelihood, compassion—tending to society is part of the Buddha’s path of awakening.
Alone Together
How do we take the sting out of loneliness? Toni Bernhard suggests friendliness, compassion, empathetic joy, and equanimity.
An Economy Based on Caring
Farmers, grocery store clerks, garbage collectors, teachers—we’re not just interdependent with essential workers such as these; we’re dependent. Norman Fischer on fair wages for all.
The Ultimate Self-Help
Our editor-in-chief, Melvin McLeod, shares why Buddhism is the ultimate self-help, despite one of its central principles — nonself.
No Worries
Sylvia Boorstein addresses a mental affliction we don’t often talk about in spiritual terms. It’s a big problem for her, and maybe for you—worrying.
