Archives: LR Articles
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.
Gyalo Thondup, brother of Dalai Lama and major voice for Tibetan freedom, dies at 97
His Holiness the Dalai Lama remembered his influential brother and advisor as "a good man who did his best for the Tibetan cause."
How to Transform Negativity into Kindness
Humans are gifted at finding fault. Buddhist teacher Tara Brach teaches us how we can connect to compassion instead.
Rest In the River
A teaching by Thich Nhat Hanh on allowing ourselves to rest like a stone thrown into a river. On the bottom of the river, it allows the water to pass by.
Hope Grows
Every single one of us is capable of doing something to help limit climate change. Sister Tue Nghiem on the power of small actions.
Mindfulness Activities, Exercises & Techniques
Discover a variety of mindfulness activities, exercises, and techniques to improve your physical and mental well-being, enhance relationships, and cultivate greater presence in everyday life.
How to Avoid Burnout with the Middle Way
Valerie Brown on the importance of taking care of ourselves, while taking care of others.
How to Practice Dream Yoga
When you develop lucidity in your dreams, you develop lucidity in your life. Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche on the practice of dream yoga.
How to Heal from Racial Harm
Rev. Liên Shutt offers two methods for reconnecting with our innate wholeness.