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The 16th Annual Lion's Roar Online Auction, our biggest fundraising event of the year, opens for bidding November 14th. The post The 16th Annual Lion’s Roar Online Auction has begun! appeared first on Lions Roar .Tuesday, November 22, 2022 from Lion's Roar
The study of mindfulness as an academic field is growing rapidly. Naomi Matlow shares some of what's out there. The post Interested in a Mindfulness Degree or Certificate? Here’s What to Expect appeared first on Lions Roar .Monday, November 21, 2022 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
Why do we aspire to long life in Buddhist practice — especially given we are also instructed by our teachers, and by Sutra teachings to renounce clinging and attachment to things such as long life? The reason to seek long life is clearly...Friday, November 18, 2022 from Lion's Roar
Dhondup T. Rekjong shares the story of Geshe Tenzin Tsepak, a Tibetan monk who witnessed the destruction of Tibetan culture in the early 1980s and played a part in its rebuilding and revival. The post Destruction and Rebuilding: Two...Friday, November 18, 2022 from Lion's Roar
Pema Chödrön describes three ways to use our problems as the path to awakening and joy. The post Pema Chödrön’s Three Methods for Working with Chaos appeared first on Lions Roar .Friday, November 18, 2022 from Lion's Roar
This episode of The Lion’s Roar Podcast features Dalit civil rights organizer and founder of Equality Labs, Thenmozhi Soundararajan. Thenmozhi Soundararajan, Dalit civil rights organizer and author of the forthcoming book, The Trauma of...Thursday, November 17, 2022 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
Why is Buddha Tara so beloved around the world? Is it because she is the Mother of All the Buddhas — the embodiment of wisdom? Or, because she is the swift one — the one who comes to our aid instantly? Is it her role as saviour and her...Wednesday, November 16, 2022 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
Buddhist teachers are universal in their enthusiasm for White Tara practice. Almost every teacher has real-life stories of people close to them who have been helped by White Tara, especially for health, long-life and auspiciousness....Wednesday, November 16, 2022 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
Avalokiteshvara, help me to say this rightly, for all who could benefit from it. By Jason Espada From “Writing, music, and spoken word by Jason Espada” For other wonderful features on Buddha Weekly by Jason Espada,...Wednesday, November 16, 2022 from Lion's Roar
Rehena Harilall shares her vision of building and repairing community with an open, kind, and compassionate heart. The post Building Beloved Communities appeared first on Lions Roar .Wednesday, November 16, 2022 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
The peerless teaching in Mahayana Buddhism is collectively known as the Three Principal Paths. These three are Renunciation, Bodhichitta and Shunyata. Together, they represent the most important teachings. Inevitably, all teachings begin...Wednesday, November 16, 2022 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
The Maha Samaya Sutta is often chanted as a daily practice in Pali — and often at weddings and dedications of new buildings — and is considered a “protective blessing” as much as it teaches doctrine. The core message, though,...Tuesday, November 15, 2022 from Lion's Roar
Rod Meade Sperry talks to Lama Tsomo about her new book "Deepening Wisdom, Deepening Connection." The post Lama Tsomo on Buddhist Practices That Help Us Cultivate Wisdom & Connection appeared first on Lions Roar .Tuesday, November 15, 2022 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
Buddhist teachers are universal in their enthusiasm for White Tara practice. Almost every teacher has real-life stories of people close to them who have been helped by White Tara, especially for health, long-life and auspiciousness....Tuesday, November 15, 2022 from Lion's Roar
Jack Kornfield on beginning this time-honored, heart-opening practice. The post How to Do Metta appeared first on Lions Roar .Monday, November 14, 2022 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
Early listen for supporting members: Buddhist teachers are universal in their enthusiasm for White Tara practice. Almost every teacher has real-life stories of people close to them who have been helped by White Tara, especially...Monday, November 14, 2022 from Lion's Roar
Cada uno de nosotros, dice David Viafora, puede ser un kalyana mitra, o “amigo espiritual”. Aquí nos dice cómo. The post La amistad espiritual es el camino appeared first on Lions Roar .Thursday, November 10, 2022 from Lion's Roar
Atia Sattar shares her account of the suffering of miscarriage and what it taught her about love, generosity, and impermanence. The post What Miscarriage Taught Me about Love and Impermanence appeared first on Lions Roar .Sunday, November 6, 2022 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
Green Tara is famous for her windy activity, sweeping to the rescue of sentient beings, with the force and speed of a hurricane. In Vajrayana Buddhism, Female Buddhas represent Wisdom. For this reason, she is described as the...Saturday, November 5, 2022 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
Green Tara is famous for her windy activity, sweeping to the rescue of sentient beings, with the force and speed of a hurricane. In Vajrayana Buddhism, Female Buddhas represent Wisdom. For this reason, she is described as the mother of...Friday, November 4, 2022 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
Om Tare Tuttare Ture Svaha Green Tara is famous for her windy activity, sweeping to the rescue of sentient beings, with the force and speed of a hurricane. In Vajrayana Buddhism, Female Buddhas represent Wisdom. For this reason, she is...Thursday, November 3, 2022 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
To celebrate Guru Rinpoche Day — this month on November 3 — it is traditional to Take Refuge, and chant Guru Rinpoche’s mantra: Om Ah Hum Vajra Guru Padma Siddhi Hum. [See embedded video of the mantra beautifully chanted below.]...Wednesday, November 2, 2022 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
Four weeks ago, I took what I thought was a routine heart stress test — only to be rushed to the hospital by ambulance halfway through my test. A few days later, I would see Tara standing beside my hospital bed. I wasn’t even...Wednesday, November 2, 2022 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
Light a candle to celebrate the light that came into our world as Gautama Buddha, the Enlightened One. November 15, 2022 — the 22nd day of the ninth lunar month — marks Lhabab Duchen in Tibetan Buddhist tradition, the day we celebrate...Tuesday, November 1, 2022 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
Ushnisha Vijaya, also known as Namgyelma in Tibetan, is one of the most beloved and widely practiced buddhas in Vajrayana Buddhism. She represents the epitome of physical health, vitality, and longevity and her practices are highly...Sunday, October 30, 2022 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
Song of Enlightenment[1]— Commentary The Song of Enlightenment is a concise treatise of about 1800 words, written in literary verse by Master Yongjia (Yōka Genkaku, in Japanese)[2]. It is a long poem, somewhat difficult to understand,...Sunday, October 30, 2022 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
This extraordinary video playlist includes many healing topics in Buddhism including: Medicine Buddha visualizations and mantras, White Tara visualization, Tonglen practices, Black Manjushri healing meditation, La Gug practice, Vajrapani...Sunday, October 23, 2022 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
When all is well with the world, and you’re in peak health, it’s probably enough to eat well, exercise, and see a family doctor once a year. But, if that annual doctor’s visit brings dreaded news, a diagnosis of a...Saturday, October 15, 2022 from NYT > Buddhism
For 50 years, the Rev. Joseph Maier has lived in one of the poorest parts of the Thai capital, ministering to Catholics, Buddhists and Muslims alike, and never finding favor with the church hierarchy.Friday, October 14, 2022 from Buddhism | The Guardian
Tibetan monk who opposed the Dalai Lama’s openness to teachings from other Buddhist schools and founded the New Kadampa Tradition The UK-based Tibetan monk Kelsang Gyatso, who has died aged 91, split from the Tibetan Buddhist mainstream...Sunday, October 9, 2022 from NYT > Buddhism
The town of Uthai Sawan in Thailand, a Buddhist-majority country, began formally mourning the victims of a mass killing at a day care center, most of them children.Maitreya Bodhisattva, the Future Buddha — the face of Love; the loving friend of all sentient beings
Wednesday, October 5, 2022 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
Maitreya Bodhisattva, the Future Buddha — the face of Love; the loving friend of all sentient beings Why is Maitreya Bodhisattva, the Future Buddha, the face of love? Why does his name translate as “friend” — and more...Wednesday, October 5, 2022 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
Among the most poetic and beautiful of Suttas, is the Dhaniya Sutta, which at times seems like a Greek Drama in verse, or the song of a great Troubadour. It is unique amongst the Suttas, and widely published, translated, and respected....Thursday, September 29, 2022 from NYT > Buddhism
A traveler gets beyond Seoul’s sprawl to explore tranquil thatched mountain hamlets, peaceful Buddhist temples and unhurried ‘slow food’ towns in rural South Korea.Wednesday, September 28, 2022 from Buddhism | The Guardian
Sombre documentary shot over five years follows two healthcare workers as they deliver babies in a brutally divided society Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing’s documentary is about two midwives – one Buddhist, one Muslim – in Rakhine state in western...Saturday, September 24, 2022 from Buddhism | The Guardian
This week, columnist Zoe Williams on the curious political role of the ‘First Bloke’ (1m31s), writer Tom Lamont meets the Oscar-winning actor and all-round ‘dude’ Jeff Bridges (18m06s), and finally, journalist Bronwyn Adcock gains a...Friday, September 16, 2022 from Buddhism | The Guardian
From a Catholic convent school in Melbourne to death row in America, Robina Courtin has learned a few things about happiness, suffering … and Donald Trump It’s a Tuesday evening in the small country town of Milton on the south coast of...Monday, September 12, 2022 from Buddhism | The Guardian
Moniek Kramer always wanted a little house in the countryside. At the age of 65, struggling with the fallout from her father’s death, she finally got it In her rented home in central Amsterdam, where she lived for many years, Moniek...Saturday, July 23, 2022 from NYT > Buddhism
As a child, Chanira Bajracharya was worshiped in Nepal, but still made time to study. She is now encouraging the girl goddesses who’ve followed her to do the same.Saturday, July 23, 2022 from NYT > Buddhism
A Chanira Bajracharya la adoraban durante su infancia en Nepal, sin embargo, siempre se dedicó a estudiar en sus ratos libres. Ahora está impulsando a otras niñas diosas que siguen su ejemplo.Wednesday, June 29, 2022 from NYT > Buddhism
Be the person you want to live with every day of your life.Monday, June 27, 2022 from NYT > Buddhism
Art today is often a parade of the self. The Freer Gallery of Art presents objects by medieval artists who plunge you into the world by removing you from it.Thursday, June 23, 2022 from NYT > Buddhism
Afghans search for survivors and China faces twin extreme weather crises.Friday, June 17, 2022 from Buddhism | The Guardian
Voices of everyday things fill The Book of Form and Emptiness, rooted in how she experienced the loss of her father The first thing the Japanese American author Ruth Ozeki did the morning after winning the Women’s prize for fiction was...Sunday, April 24, 2022 from NYT > Buddhism
A friend described the actions of Wynn Bruce, of Boulder, Colo., as “a deeply fearless act of compassion to bring attention to climate crisis.”Sunday, February 27, 2022 from Buddhism | The Guardian
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts Can you be a Buddhist as well as a Christian? Can a non-theist...Sunday, February 20, 2022 from Buddhism | The Guardian
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts Can you be a Buddhist as well as a Christian? Can a non-theist...Friday, February 11, 2022 from NYT > Buddhism
The looted relic had been sought by repatriation experts for almost 20 years. It was traced by two citizen activists.Tuesday, February 8, 2022 from Buddhism | The Guardian
We are not who we were very long ago. A lot of new ideas have emerged from Buddhism and other traditions emphasizing compassion, equality, nonviolence and critical perspectives on materialism and capitalism When news of Thich Nhat Hanh’s...Saturday, January 29, 2022 from Buddhism | The Guardian
Thousands of monks and disciples accompany coffin of Zen master and peace activist in procession A funeral has been held for the Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh, a week after the renowned Zen master and peace activist died at...