The nagging, negative voice of self-judgement, says Christina Feldman, is a powerful affliction best met with courage, kindness, and understanding.
The Great Escape
Yoga and meditation help Pippin Ross escape the hell of America’s oldest prison for women.
Editorial: Looking for Help
Editiorial introduction to the September 2009 issue of Lion’s Roar magazine by Melvin McLeod, Editor in Chief of Lion’s Roar.
The Suffering We Share
Spirit Rock Meditation CenterAt her weekly meditation class, Sylvia Boorstein finds that sharing stories of those we love and worry about leaves her feeling kinder and more connected.
The Shitty Monk
Even a zendo enforcer, says Shozan Jack Haubner, finds his practice put to the test when trouble sneaks up from behind.
How Meditation Helps in Difficult Times
Pema Chödrön on four ways that meditation helps us deal with difficulty.
Erring and Erring, We Walk the Unerring Path
If we use them as opportunities to work with our mind, all our mistakes, confusion, and difficulties become an unerring path of awakening.
Google Searches
Hot-shot geeks at the world’s leading information company are taking a ground-breaking course called Search Inside Yourself.
Ready, Steady, Go
Photo by Eric Lin.One of the crucial qualities of the bodhisattva warrior, says Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, is the steadiness of mind that fosters strength and confidence. We harness the energy of mind through the practice of meditation.
Love, Loss, and Anxious Times
Fear and uncertainty mark our lives as we face our personal difficulties and an increasingly troubled world. Yet in difficult times we can also discover the love and vulnerability of the human heart, and so much more. Poet and Zen teacher Norman Fischer is our guide.