Chinese legend has it that if a carp swims up a waterfall, it transforms into a dragon. Be like that carp, says Koshin Paley Ellison. Throw your whole self into waking up.
A More Liberated You?
In our Weekend Reader newsletter, Rod Meade Sperry explores Buddhist wisdom for ditching negative habits.
Don’t Let Hatred Destroy Your Practice
His Holiness the Dalai Lama takes an in-depth look at how we can work with anger and hatred in our practice.
Alone Together
How do we take the sting out of loneliness? Toni Bernhard suggests friendliness, compassion, empathetic joy, and equanimity.
Hello, It’s Halloween
What do you want to be for Halloween? Who do you want to be in life? Ira Sukrungruang on the costumes we wear.
The Natural World as a Powerful Teacher
Elizabeth Monson invites us to consider how the natural world can do far more than provide us with a peaceful environment for meditation.
How to Practice Tonglen
Pema Chödrön teaches us Tonglen, “sending and taking,” an ancient Buddhist practice to awaken compassion.
Be Kind to Yourself
You have enlightened nature, says Pema Khandro Rinpoche. If you truly know that, you’ll always be kind to yourself.
Open Up to Your World
In our Weekend Reader newsletter, Lion’s Roar’s deputy editor Andrea Miller shares the important lessons Pema Chödrön has taught her.
The Best Answers Are Questions
In our Weekend Reader newsletter, LionsRoar.com editor Sam Littlefair explores how the right question can illuminate the path.