It may seem like an unattainable ideal, but you can start right now as a bodhisattva-in-training. All you need is the aspiration to put others first.
The Problem With Problems
The more we increase our ability to deal with our own difficulties, the more aware we are that we can’t solve the troubles of loved ones.
How Not to Freak Out
If you find all the bad news overwhelming, Buddhist teacher Judy Lief has some meditations to help you relieve your anxiety.
The Middle Way of Stress
Life is stressful. Although some people claim that contemporary life is especially stressful, I am skeptical whether that is so. Living beings have always had to struggle for food, for shelter, and for safety. They have always had the stress of finding a mate and reproducing. The world is no Garden of Eden.
What Is Suffering?
Nine teachers explain what suffering is, how we feel it, and why it isn’t a condemnation — it’s a joyous opportunity.
To Go Beyond Words
Study and practice work together, says Judy Lief, to undermine ego. They’re the great disrupters.
Three Steps to Making Friends with Yourself
Making friends with yourself is the ground, path, and fruition of Buddhist meditation, says Judy Lief. It starts by dropping your mask and looking at the real you with honesty and love.
No Agenda, No Obstacles
If you’re not trying to get somewhere, says Buddhist teacher Judy Lief, nothing can stop you.
Joyful Giving
Tis always the season for giving. Six Buddhist teachers on why generosity is the starting place of all the virtues.
How to Transform Anger in 4 Steps
Illustration by Heidi Kalyani.Using the traditional metaphor of the poison tree, Judy Lief teaches us four Buddhist techniques to work with our anger