For December, we’re celebrating compassion on Lion’s Roar and in Shambhala Sun. Here, Norman Fischer says giving is the Buddha way.
How to Do Metta
Jack Kornfield on beginning this time-honored, heart-opening practice.
Joyful Giving
Tis always the season for giving. Six Buddhist teachers on why generosity is the starting place of all the virtues.
The Heart of Generosity
Gina SharpeFor December, Lion’s Roar features teachings on a powerful practice: compassion. Here, Gina Sharpe offers a short introduction to generosity, explaining how it can be the beginning of the end of suffering.
Overcoming Ego With the Practice of Chöd
Lama Tsulrtim Allione explains how the Buddhist practice of chöd — offering one’s own body to demons — can help us overcome ego.
In Search of the Genuine
disillusionment is the starting place of the spiritual path, say Anyen Rinpoche and Allison Choying Zangmo. They offer a Buddhist take on genuineness.
The More You Give, the Richer You Feel
Illustration by Tomi Um.Judy Lief looks at why generosity is the starting place for virtue.
Spirit Rock at Twenty-five
Spirit Rock Meditation Center. Photo by Walt Opie.Spirit Rock Meditation Center. Photo by Walt Opie.In 1975, three young Americans who had recently returned from years of meditation and study in Asia embarked on an experiment. Starting with the strict Vipassana meditation in which they were trained, Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein, and Sharon Salzberg would teach dharma in the West as a collaboration […]
About a Poem: Genine Lentine on Gabrielle Calvocoressi’s “The Last Time I Saw Amelia”
About a Poem: Genine Lentine analyzes Gabrielle Calvocoressi’s poem, “The Last Time I Saw Amelia”.
Books in Brief – January 2014
Brief summaries of Buddhist books from the January 2014 issue of Lion’s Roar magazine.