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Why Mindfulness Isn’t Enough

by Sarah Shaw| November 1, 2020

Why Mindfulness Isn’t Enough

Scholar Sarah Shaw explains why mindfulness must work together with ethics, compassion, and wisdom — in Buddhism and in life.

The Four Immeasurables Leave Nothing Untouched

by Vanessa Zuisei Goddard| September 23, 2020

The Four Immeasurables Leave Nothing Untouched

If you don’t want your happiness to impede that of someone else, says Vanessa Zuisei Goddard, practice the four immeasurables.

Theravada Practice Off the Cushion

by Lion's Roar Staff| August 31, 2020

Theravada Practice Off the Cushion

A roundtable discussion with Gil Fronsdal, Michael Liebenson Grady and Marcia Rose. Introduction by Thanissaro Bhikkhu

How to Practice Sympathetic Joy

by Christiane Wolf| January 17, 2020

How to Practice Sympathetic Joy

Christiane Wolf on how to multiply the joy in your life with mudita — delight in the happiness of others.

What Are the Four Brahmaviharas?

by Lion's Roar Staff| November 19, 2019

What Are the Four Brahmaviharas?

The brahmaviharas are four prized emotions or mindstates that give us a framework to cultivate positive behaviors and minimize harmful ones.

Alone Together

by Toni Bernhard| November 4, 2019

Alone Together

How do we take the sting out of loneliness? Toni Bernhard suggests friendliness, compassion, empathetic joy, and equanimity.

The Four Highest Emotions

by Ayya Khema| January 4, 2019

The Four Highest Emotions

When we think of love, we have ideas that are purely personal and, on the whole, quite fanciful. They are based in general on our desire to be loved, from which we expect fulfillment.

Living in the Divine Abodes

by Sylvia Boorstein| March 23, 2018

Living in the Divine Abodes

Heaven is nowhere else but right here on this earth, when we live with friendliness, compassion, joy, and equanimity.

Can you measure compassion?

by Haleigh Atwood| January 9, 2018

Can you measure compassion?

In a new paper, researchers have proposed a scale for measuring the Buddhist virtues of loving-kindness and compassion.

Sit Like a Mountain: An Image of Equanimity

by Sharon Salzberg| August 28, 2015

Sit Like a Mountain: An Image of Equanimity

Sharon Salzberg teaches on why equanimity is important, and how to foster it.

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