Thursday, December 26, 2024 from NYT > Buddhism
A centuries-old Buddhist model of the universe has new meaning for the shortest of days and longest of worries.Thursday, December 26, 2024 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
Sweeping away the obstacles, bad karma, bad luck and negativities of the old year, going into a new year with a purified “clean slate”, is an important lunar New Year practice in Buddhism. Although it’s often associated with Losar...Thursday, December 26, 2024 from Buddhism | The Guardian
On seeing it in the dark, my Vietnamese grandmother was convinced it was Buddha himself – and that she had died and passed into the afterlife When my cousins and I were young, we built a makeshift Christmas tree in our grandma’s...Wednesday, December 25, 2024 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
In these difficult times, we need practices that generate the healing powers of Compassion, Wisdom and Power. These are usually personified, from a Mahayana Buddhist point-of-view in the Enlightened forms of Chenrezig for Compassion,...Wednesday, December 25, 2024 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
Vajrapani’s Vajra Armor and Daily Sadhana practice is famous for protection, not only from obstructions and danger, but from 404 types of disease and all other types of harm. Vajrapani is literally the “hand of the...Wednesday, December 25, 2024 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
This short 7-minute Sadhana, by Karma Chakmé is ideal as either a daily short merit and meditation session, and on Supreme Reflection Day, on the 23rd of each lunar month (the half moon or waning quarter moon.) Download the PDF for...Wednesday, December 25, 2024 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
The short Sadhana, presented here is a daily practice to draw you closer to the great, compassionate Buddha, and to develop the common and uncommon siddhis or powers. Video: RECITATION In Amitabha, the Buddha the Dharma and the Supreme...Wednesday, December 25, 2024 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
In Buddhism, all practice can be considered purification. Whether we are practicing the Eightfold Path taught by Shakyamuni Buddha, or the five transformations of the Five Dhyani Buddhas, or a Yidam meditation in personal practice, all...Wednesday, December 25, 2024 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
This beautiful Concise Vajrasattva Sadhana translated in the Tradition of Venerable Marpa of Lhodrak: A River of Wisdom is for Purifying Karma and Obstacles from our lives and our practice. Traditionally, we chant a short Sadhana and...Wednesday, December 25, 2024 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
Akshobhya's supreme Vajra Dharani from Sutra, was recommended by Karma Chags Med (Karma Chakme, 17th century) for all purification of our negative obstacles, past lives, ancestor karma, and for purifying the suffering of relatives in...Tuesday, December 24, 2024 from Lion's Roar
Andrea Burgos nos cuenta cómo la meditación y el yoga se han convertido en elementos fundamentales de su vida, ayudándola a encontrar equilibrio entre la maternidad, el trabajo y las demandas del día a día The post El camino al...Monday, December 23, 2024 from Lion's Roar
Estefanía Duque explora cómo la obra de Charles Dickens, Cuento de Navidad, nos ofrece lecciones atemporales sobre el karma, la compasión y la transformación desde la perspectiva de la práctica budista. The post Una lectura budista de...Monday, December 23, 2024 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
In these difficult times, we need practices that generate the healing powers of Compassion, Wisdom and Power. These are usually personified, from a Mahayana Buddhist point-of-view in the Enlightened forms of Chenrezig for Compassion,...Friday, December 20, 2024 from Lion's Roar
Estefania Duque explores how Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” offers timeless lessons on karma, compassion, and transformation through the lens of Buddhist practice. The post A Buddhist Reading of “A Christmas Carol” appeared first...Thursday, December 19, 2024 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
Lama Tsongkhapa’s birth was prophesized by both Buddha Shakyamuni and Guru Rinpoche according to texts, including the Manjushri Root Text. Buddha Shakyamuni prophesized, “After I pass away and my pure doctrine is absent, you will...Thursday, December 19, 2024 from Lion's Roar
El maestro budista, traductor y ex monje Carlo Carranza conversa con Mariana Restrepo de Buddhadharma, compartiendo sus ideas sobre cómo el budismo se adapta al contexto cultural occidental y cómo los practicantes occidentales pueden...Thursday, December 19, 2024 from Lion's Roar
Zen teacher Karen Maezen Miller on enjoying the holiday you’re having, not the one you were hoping for. The post Holiday Blues appeared first on Lion’s Roar .Thursday, December 19, 2024 from Lion's Roar
Naropa University is seeking a president who will highlight the schools’ passion for scholarly exploration and contemplative practice. The post Naropa University seeks new President appeared first on Lion’s Roar .Thursday, December 19, 2024 from Lion's Roar
Many people are feeling lonely this pandemic holiday season. Lisa Ernst shares how the dharma can help. The post Working with Holiday Loneliness appeared first on Lion’s Roar .Wednesday, December 18, 2024 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
This short 7-minute Sadhana, by Karma Chakmé is ideal as either a daily short merit and meditation session, and on Supreme Reflection Day, on the 23rd of each lunar month (the half moon or waning quarter moon.) Video:...Monday, December 16, 2024 from Lion's Roar
In this video interview, Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard joins Lion’s Roar editor-in-chief Melvin McLeod to discuss compassion as a transformative force for addressing the challenges of our time. Drawing on his decades of humanitarian work...Monday, December 16, 2024 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
Vajrapani's Vajra Armor and Daily Sadhana practice is famous for protection, not only from obstructions and danger, but from 404 types of disease and all other types of harm. Vajrapani is literally the "hand of the Buddha" -- the power...Friday, December 13, 2024 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
The short Sadhana, presented here, is a daily practice to draw you closer to the great, compassionate Buddha, and to develop the common and uncommon siddhis or powers. Video (transcript and recitation below):...Wednesday, December 11, 2024 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
Mother Tara's practice is for everyone. This Sadhana praises Tara and creates merit and virtue. Merit is multiplied on Tara Days (the 8th of each lunar month, or first quarter moon) but this is a daily practice. Tara is the Mother of...Wednesday, December 11, 2024 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
Mother Tara’s practice is for everyone. This Sadhana praises Tara and creates merit and virtue. Merit is multiplied on Tara Days (the 8th of each lunar month, or first quarter moon) but this is a daily practice. Tara is the Mother...Wednesday, December 11, 2024 from Lion's Roar
Relationships aren’t easy, says Susan Piver, but if we practice the six paramitas, or transcendent perfections, we can discover how to live in love. The post Six Ways to Make It Work appeared first on Lion’s Roar .Monday, December 9, 2024 from Lion's Roar
The holidays are supposed to be a time of togetherness, but what if it’s the time of year you feel most alone? Therapist Harry Um offers advice. The post What to Do When You’re Lonely appeared first on Lion’s Roar .Monday, December 9, 2024 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
Padmasambhava’s life was a living embodiment of the miraculous. Nothing is impossible to the fully Enlightened and marvelous Guru Rinpoche — and everything about his amazing life is a wonder. Just as Shakyamuni Buddha, the first Buddha...Monday, December 9, 2024 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
Here follows a Guru Rinpoche Padmasambhava Sadhana for GanaPuja Days or any day. May all beings benefit. Namo! To Guru Yidam Padmasambhava who embodies all sugatas and has the nature of the Three Jewels, I and all sentient beings...Monday, December 9, 2024 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
A Concise 8-Minute Guru Rinpoche Padmasambhava Sadhana for GanaPuja Days or any day with Mantras. May all beings benefit. This is an ideal daily practice for merit accumulation, with the mantra chanted together with a full puja,...Saturday, December 7, 2024 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
When you visit a Mahayana Buddhist Temple, the looming and magnificent presence of the “Watchers of the World” or “Guardians of the World” — a translation of Locapala (लोकपाल ) — or the Four Heavenly...Saturday, December 7, 2024 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
Bodhi Day is the precious day we celebrate Gautama Shakyamuni Buddha’s Enlightenment, primarily in Mahayana Buddhist traditions. Although it is, perhaps, the most important day of the Buddhist calendar — celebrating the ultimate...Thursday, November 14, 2024 from NYT > Buddhism
The flower has developed a deep national importance, but what exactly it signifies depends on whom you ask.Sunday, November 3, 2024 from Buddhism | The Guardian
Like a ceramic bowl with a golden fissure, mending my late sister’s socks wove my love for her into the present Making sense of it is a column about spirituality and how it can be used to navigate everyday life Holes are forming in my...Sunday, October 20, 2024 from Buddhism | The Guardian
It’s not easy to accept change, separation and heartbreak. But grief can pave the way for a new form of connection Making sense of it is a column about spirituality and how it can be used to navigate everyday life Early in life I learned...Tuesday, October 15, 2024 from NYT > Buddhism
The writer of the game Phoenix Springs says it touches upon two questions at the heart of Buddhism: What is the nature of death, and what is the nature of perception?Wednesday, October 2, 2024 from Buddhism | The Guardian
The Rijksmuseum has used techniques including neutron tomography to shed fresh light on 75 treasures dating back millennia A small Buddhist object sits quietly, its three-headed masculine figure locked in tantric union with a feminine...Friday, September 27, 2024 from NYT > Buddhism
The collection of art and ritual objects will move to the Brooklyn Museum for six years starting in June after the Rubin closes its building to focus on traveling exhibitions and long-term loans.Sunday, September 1, 2024 from Buddhism | The Guardian
The flow of knowledge to Europe on maths, astronomy and much more has gone unacknowledged by historians. In AD628, an Indian sage living on a mountain in Rajasthan made one of the world’s most important mathematical discoveries. The...Sunday, August 25, 2024 from Buddhism | The Guardian
The postnatal period can feel overwhelming. But there is wisdom to be gained from living in the in-between Making sense of it is a column about spirituality and how it can be used to navigate everyday life I’ve had a second baby, seven...Monday, August 5, 2024 from Buddhism | The Guardian
Desperate to restore the Chao Praya River to a pristine state, an abbot in the Thai capital began recycling in his temple. Now he has a floating ally in his efforts to clean up the river Photographs by Lauren DeCicca “Once upon a time...Thursday, June 13, 2024 from NYT > Buddhism
Tenjen Lama Sherpa was one of the most storied mountain guides of his generation. Now, he and two of his brothers are dead, and their youngest brother must keep climbing to make a living.Sunday, June 2, 2024 from Buddhism | The Guardian
I don’t want to be ‘McMindful’ but rather extend myself beyond my ‘self’ and contribute to the wellness of all beings Making sense of it is a column about spirituality and how it can be used to navigate everyday life Mindfulness,...Thursday, May 16, 2024 from NYT > Buddhism
He built Sarvodaya, an organization that battled dismal living conditions in his country’s villages and championed peace and mediation during a vicious civil war.Tuesday, May 7, 2024 from NYT > Buddhism
She was an enthusiastic supporter of the counterculture. And when she suggested that her brothers rent Mr. Leary a mansion, she made psychedelic history.Sunday, May 5, 2024 from Buddhism | The Guardian
We must ask ourselves what it is that we really need. Only then can we stop our endless consumption and save the planet Making sense of it is a column about spirituality and how it can be used to navigate everyday life From a Buddhist...Monday, April 8, 2024 from NYT > Buddhism
Explore ancient caves, catch a concert in a former textile mill, feast on mangoes and go on a poetry crawl in this fast-changing Indian city.Sunday, April 7, 2024 from Buddhism | The Guardian
The art of developing a healthy relationship with our own mortality lies in neither avoiding the reality of suffering nor obsessing over it Over the last year, I have spent a lot of time eating pre-packaged sandwiches in hospital...Saturday, April 6, 2024 from NYT > Buddhism
How do you make an artwork sing? Let your unconscious mind do it. That’s the message of an alluring show at the Japan Society.Friday, April 5, 2024 from NYT > Buddhism
The Rubin will be “reimagined” as a global museum, but our critic says its charismatic presence will be only a troubling memory.