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Detox Your Mind: 5 Practices to Purify the 3 Poisons

by Melvin Escobar, Melvin McLeod, Narayan Helen Liebenson, Sister True Dedication, Koun Franz and Judy Lief| April 19, 2021

Detox Your Mind: 5 Practices to Purify the 3 Poisons

Five Buddhist teachers share practices to clear away the poisons that cause suffering and obscure your natural enlightenment.

The Opposite of Grasping Is Intimacy

by Lama Willa B. Miller| October 5, 2020

The Opposite of Grasping Is Intimacy

 Lama Willa Miller explores the idea of “entanglement,” coming to the conclusion that the opposite of attachment isn’t detachment — it’s intimacy.

Life Lessons from the Poker Table

by Andrea Miller| September 28, 2020

Life Lessons from the Poker Table

Psychologist and mindfulness meditator Maria Konnikova talks about what she learned about life, luck, and paying attention on her journey from complete novice to poker professional.

We Are All Wayfarers

by Sylvia Boorstein| December 15, 2017

We Are All Wayfarers

“It’s very easy to get annoyed,” says Syvlia Boorstein. “Particularly with our loved ones.”

Ask the Teachers: Should I believe the thought that I want a divorce?

by Lion's Roar Staff| June 7, 2017

Ask the Teachers: Should I believe the thought that I want a divorce?
ask the teachers, buddhadharma, lion's roar, marriage, spouse, thoughts, believeNarayan Helen Liebenson, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, Sallie Jiko Tisdale. Photos by Mary Lang, Nicolas Gournaropoulos, Kim Campbell.

Three teachers answer the question: “How can I know whether or not I should believe the thought I wish I weren’t married to my spouse?”

Wanting What’s Right

by Karen Maezen Miller| March 29, 2016

Wanting What’s Right
Karen Maezen Miller Parenting Your Practice Zen Maezumi Roshi AttachmentPhoto by Michael Cramer.

Karen Maezen Miller on trying to curb the budding consumerism of her children and their attachment to things.

Why is it important to give up attachment?

by Lion's Roar Staff| September 10, 2015

Why is it important to give up attachment?

Jack Kornfield said it really well in a recent tweet: “Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.”

A Beautiful Wish (You Are the Sun…)

by John Tarrant| September 1, 2013

A Beautiful Wish (You Are the Sun…)

Our deepest and most beautiful wish is to become a better person. Just follow the wanting itself, says Zen teacher John Tarrant. That is the gate.

“Time to Die”

by Leanora McClellan| February 7, 2013

“Time to Die”

We’re pleased to present another one of Leanora McLellan’s Zen stories, “Time to Die.”

From The Under 35 Project: “Something to Sit On”

by Joshua Shin| October 26, 2012

From The Under 35 Project: “Something to Sit On”

Here’s the latest from The Under 35 Project by Joshua Shin, about overcoming our initial attachment to the practice itself.

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