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Motherhood as Spiritual Bootcamp
A survivor of childhood trauma, Chokey Tsering navigates the messy realities of motherhood—and discovers delight.
Presencia mental (Mindfulness) y el Óctuple Sendero de Buda
Para entender cómo practicar la presencia mental (o mindfulness) en la vida diaria, dice Gaylon Ferguson, tenemos que mirar a los ocho pasos del Óctuple Sendero de Buda.
The Convergence of Catholicism and Zen
In this Q&A, Ruben Habito explains why he is both Catholic and Zen Buddhist. In both traditions, he says, there’s a stillness where no words are needed.
El yogui errante
Siendo un autor best-seller y una estrella ascendente en el mundo budista, un día, Mingyur Rinpoche salió y dejó todo atrás. Andrea Miller comparte su reporte acerca de un lama moderno desafiando el camino antiguo de los yogis errantes.
¿Cuáles son Las Cuatro Nobles Verdades?
¿Cuáles son Las Cuatro Nobles Verdades? Las famosas cuatro verdades budistas son llamadas nobles porque nos liberan del sufrimiento. Son las enseñanzas básicas de Buda, y comprenden el camino budista completo.
How to Free Yourself from the 7 Obsessions
To free ourselves from habitual patterns, says Valerie Mason-John, we need to see how they have become part of our identity.
Cultiva tu atención plena en el jardín
Cheryl Wilfong nos comparte cómo practicar las cuatro aplicaciones de la atención plena en el jardín.
Lo que en verdad nos hace felices
Como maestro budista, psiquiatra y destacado investigador, el Dr. Robert Waldinger estudia la vida desde tres perspectivas muy diferentes, pero afirma que todas llegan a la misma conclusión básica sobre lo que realmente hace que nuestras vidas sean felices y tengan sentido, y lo que no. Ilustraciones de Libby Burns.
How to Create a Meditation Space
No matter your living situation, you can have a place to practice. Yaotunde Obiora explains.
Books in Brief: May 2025
Jessica Little reviews a series of new books for the May 2025 issue of Lion's Roar.
Life on the Edge
Buddhist teacher Joan Halifax describes five “edge states” where courage meets fear and freedom meets suffering.
Buddhism-informed activist Mohsen Mahdawi freed after ICE detention
Mahdawi’s case has found support in some corners of the Buddhist community, most notably in via letters from mostly American Zen teachers as well as from Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi.
Mohsen Mahdawi at peace, meditating, he tells NPR in prison interview
It is the first media interview with Mahdawi -- the detained student activist and former president of Columbia University’s Buddhist Association -- or any of the students detained by the Trump administration.
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How to Practice Deep Relaxation
Relaxing the mind is a big goal of Buddhist practice, but to do that you need to relax your body as well. Sister Chan Khong teaches us a three-step practice to access a deep restfulness that rivals sleep.
The Four Highest Emotions
Ayya Khema on cultivating loving-kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity.
A Spring Prayer
Shozan Jack Haubner presents a prayer for the chaotic awakening of nature that is spring.
Transcending Time with Umeboshi
Elissa Altman shares the story of "Grandma's Ghost," a 30-year-old Japanese <em>umeboshi</em> plum, and the healing it brought in this difficult time.
New York Buddhists support detainee Mohsen Mahdawi
The Buddhist Council of New York and the Columbia University Buddhist Association have both called for the release of Mohsen Mahdawi, the former president of the C.U.B.A., who is facing deportation.