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Who Are You, Really?
You don’t have a surface public self and a private inner self, nor do you have one true, unchanging self. What you have, says Barry Magid, is multiple shifting self-states—and they can get along just fine.
Kids and the Climate Crisis
Mary Ray Cate offers parents these Buddhist principles to help children with their fears about climate change.
Acerca de la práctica de la paciencia, del homenaje budista May We Gather para los ancestros asiáticos-americanos
En el reciente homenaje “May We Gather” [que reunamos], ofrecido en apoyo a la comunidad asiática-americana tras la balacera ocurrida el 16 de Marzo en Atlanta, Bhante Sanathavihari habló acerca de nuestra capacidad para desarrollar sabiduría y compasión incluso frente a lo insoportable.
Shikantaza is Understanding Emptiness
What is shikantaza? Suzuki Roshi, the great Zen teacher, says that it is the experience of receiving a "letter from emptiness"
How to Meditate Every Day
Diana Winston shares her advice on how to meditate every day, “even if you would rather me thrown into a shark-infested ocean.”
¿Qué es el Dharma?
De acuerdo a Reginald A. Ray, dharma es un término fascinante porque integra muchos niveles de experiencia, desde nuestro primer momento en el camino, hasta el logro de la realización completa.
Share Your Wisdom: Is ritual an important part of your Buddhist practice?
Is ritual an important part of your Buddhist practice? Why or why not?
Cómo practicar la Meditación Shamatha
La meditación Shamatha -presencia mental, mindfulness o concentración- es el fundamento de la práctica budista. El Lama Rod Owens nos enseña una versión de esta práctica que viene de la tradición Vajrayana.
Boredom Is Fascinating!
When we’re bored, we’re uncomfortable with our basic state of being. That’s kind of scary, says Josh Korda. He dares us to look directly into our boredom.
The Man Who Found the Flow
"What is happiness?" asked psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. He found it in a state of mind beyond results and rewards and called it "the flow."
“May We Gather” Buddhist memorial ceremony offers Asian American community space to heal
Lion's Roar associate editor Mihiri Tillakaratne reports on "May We Gather," the national Buddhist memorial Ceremony for Asian American ancestors.
La impermanencia es Naturaleza Búdica
El cambio no es sólo un hecho de la vida que tenemos que aceptar, y con el cual tenemos que trabajar, dice Norman Fischer. Sentir el dolor de la impermanencia y la pérdida puede ser un recordatorio profundamente hermoso de lo que significa existir.
Francis Story and the Case for Rebirth
For the fiftieth anniversary of Francis Story's death, Randy Rosenthal looks back at the life and work of the lesser-known Buddhist thinker
The Pure Land Is in the West
Jean-Paul Contreras deGuzman on the hidden history of Pure Land Buddhists in America.
A Friendly Guide to the Heart Sutra, One of Buddhism’s Key Texts
It’s one of Buddhism’s most famous texts and, to be honest, it can be confounding: the Heart Sutra seeks to cut our usual dualistic thinking at the root.
Beyond Self & Other
In this exclusive excerpt from his book, The Heart of the Universe, Mu Soeng sheds light on the Buddhist view of the self.
Does a Dog Have Buddhanature?
Koun Franz ponders the famous koan and the Zen master’s enigmatic answer (it’s not woof).
A Bodhicitta Practice for Love & Compassion
Pema Chödrön offers a bodhicitta practice for generating love and compassion for all human beings.
Cultivating the Carefree Self: The Teachings of Tsoknyi Rinpoche
Enjoy this introduction to the teachings and meditations of Tsoknyi Rinpoche.