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59 Ways to Turn Your Mind Around

by Gaylon Ferguson| March 11, 2021

59 Ways to Turn Your Mind Around

The way to bodhicitta, the mind of compassion, is marked by the fifty-nine lojong slogans. Gaylon Ferguson points us in the right direction.

Mindfulness and the Buddha’s Eightfold Path

by Gaylon Ferguson| September 2, 2020

Mindfulness and the Buddha’s Eightfold Path

To understand how to practice mindfulness in daily life, says Gaylon Ferguson, we have to look at all eight steps of the Buddha’s noble eightfold path.

The Unseen World

by Lama Rod Owens, Rob Preece, Gaylon Ferguson and Lama Tsultrim Allione| February 6, 2020

The Unseen World

Lama Tsultrim Allione, Rob Preece, and Acharya Gaylon Ferguson discuss their individual relationships with nonmaterial realized beings and the purpose of including them in your practice.

Shamatha–Vipashyana: Our Original Nature

by Gaylon Ferguson| June 15, 2018

Shamatha–Vipashyana: Our Original Nature

Gaylon Ferguson explains that through both shamatha and vipashyana meditation we bring our mind back to its original state.

Breathing Lessons

by Larry Rosenberg, Edward Espe Brown, Gaylon Ferguson and Richard Rosen| April 13, 2017

Breathing Lessons

Four teachers compare breath practices in yoga and three schools of Buddhism—Theravada, Zen, and Tibetan Buddhism.

Is Meditation Enough?

by Sharon Salzberg, Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Gaylon Ferguson and Norman Fischer| November 9, 2012

Is Meditation Enough?
Meditation, Norman Fischer, Sharon Salzberg, Gaylon Ferguson, Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Buddhadharma, Forum, Buddhism, Lion's RoarPhoto by A. Jesse Jiryu Davis.

Sharon Salzberg, Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, and Gaylon Ferguson examine the central role of meditation in Western Buddhism and explore how other practices, such as study and ritual, may or may not be necessary. With introduction by Norman Fischer.

A report from our Discovering Happiness weekend with Sharon Salzberg, Gaylon Ferguson, Polly Young-Eisendrath, and Barry Magid

by James Kullander| August 12, 2009

A report from our Discovering Happiness weekend with Sharon Salzberg, Gaylon Ferguson, Polly Young-Eisendrath, and Barry Magid

Four great teachers from across Buddhist traditions. 80 participants. James Kullander reports from what proved to be a very special weekend.

Forum: Does Buddhism Make You Happier?

by Glenn Wallis, Gaylon Ferguson, Andrew Olendzki and Blanche Hartman| March 1, 2008

Forum: Does Buddhism Make You Happier?

Debating the Third Noble Truth: three teachers discuss what the Buddha meant when he promised the “end of suffering”.

Forum: Formless Meditation

by Lion's Roar Staff| March 1, 2004

Forum: Formless Meditation

A panel discussion with Ajahn Sumedho, Reverend Patricia Dai-En Bennage, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche and Gaylon Ferguson on shikantaza – formless meditation.

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