• A 3-Step Practice to Soothe Anxiety
    Thursday, June 26, 2025 from Lion's Roar
    Psychologist Chris Germer’s three-step self-compassion practice to soothe your anxiety with kindness. The post A 3-Step Practice to Soothe Anxiety appeared first on Lion’s Roar .
  • Virudhaka Heavenly King Mantra — Wisdom, Growth and Protection, the “He Who Causes to Grow”
    Monday, June 23, 2025 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
    Heavenly King of the South, Virūḍhaka, is one of the Four Heavenly Kings, sworn to uphold the Buddha Dharma. He is also the protector most often turned to by business people, farmers, and even country rulers to request growth and...
  • SUPPORTING MEMBER VIDEO: 8 Powers of 8 Bodhisattvas in 8 Minutes: Concise Daily Merit Practice with 8 Mantras
    Friday, June 20, 2025 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
    Today, with war, sickness, and economic devastation — and the inevitable hunger and suffering that follow such disasters — we take refuge in the 8 compassionate Bodhisattva saviors. Video:  ...
  • How to Practice Mindfulness
    Wednesday, June 18, 2025 from Lion's Roar
    Learn how to practice mindfulness with simple meditation techniques and tips to help you stay present and grounded in everyday life. The post How to Practice Mindfulness appeared first on Lion’s Roar .
  • Join Us for “The Best of the Dalai Lama Global Vision Summit” — Free Online Event, June 20–22
    Tuesday, June 17, 2025 from Lion's Roar
    Lion’s Roar and Tibet House US invite you to “The Best of the Dalai Lama Global Vision Summit” — a special event to celebrate 90 years of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The post Join Us for “The Best of the Dalai Lama Global Vision Summit”...
  • Let Your Mind Move
    Tuesday, June 17, 2025 from Lion's Roar
    Francis Sanzaro on the profound potential for awakening found in unifying body and mind. The post Let Your Mind Move appeared first on Lion’s Roar .
  • Thich Nhat Hanh on How Mindfulness Nurtures Joy
    Monday, June 16, 2025 from Lion's Roar
    Not all habits are bad. Happiness is a habit too, says Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh. Here’s how you can make it grow. The post Thich Nhat Hanh on How Mindfulness Nurtures Joy appeared first on Lion’s Roar .
  • Cómo funciona el sistema tibetano de reencarnación de los tulkus.
    Sunday, June 15, 2025 from Lion's Roar
    Carlo Carranza explica cómo este método para reconocer a los lamas reencarnados garantiza la continuidad de la sabiduría y el liderazgo en el budismo tibetano.  The post Cómo funciona el sistema tibetano de reencarnación de los tulkus....
  • How to Do Gatha Practice
    Saturday, June 14, 2025 from Lion's Roar
    Woman walking in garden By reciting the short verses known as gathas, says Zachiah Murray, we transform any activity into an opportunity to awaken to our true nature. The post How to Do Gatha Practice appeared first on Lion’s Roar .
  • How to Have Mindful Sex
    Friday, June 13, 2025 from Lion's Roar
    Slowing your mind is not just great foreplay, says Cheryl Fraser, it also leads to a deeper connection with your partner. The post How to Have Mindful Sex appeared first on Lion’s Roar .
  • Roshi Joan Halifax recovering, “no issues” after further heart surgery
    Thursday, June 12, 2025 from Lion's Roar
    On Sunday, Upaya Zen Center posted an update: "Roshi’s mitral valve is still not working properly. ....they need to re-operate on her valve before any more scarring happens." The post Roshi Joan Halifax recovering, “no...
  • Grow Your Mindfulness in the Garden
    Wednesday, June 11, 2025 from Lion's Roar
    Cheryl Wilfong on how to practice the four foundations of mindfulness in the garden. The post Grow Your Mindfulness in the Garden appeared first on Lion’s Roar .
  • Book Review: ‘The One and Future World Order,’ by Amitav Acharya; ‘The Golden Road,’ by William Dalrymple
    Friday, June 6, 2025 from NYT > Buddhism
    In “The Once and Future World Order,” by Amitav Acharya, and “The Golden Road,” by William Dalrymple, our best hope might be that history repeats itself.
  • Mo Dice and Mo Mala, Bamboo Sticks, and other “divinations” — “Mo could prove beneficial…” HH Sakya Trizin
    Thursday, June 5, 2025 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
    Buddha Weekly Mo TIbetan Divination System Buddhism Although Mo is a common Tibetan Buddhist practice, not every Buddhist may be comfortable with Mo Dice or Mo Mala Divination — either because of a lingering prejudice, or as a rational mind rejecting non-objectively observable phenomenon....
  • Ancient Trees, Dwindling in the Wild, Thrive on Sacred Ground
    Thursday, June 5, 2025 from NYT > Buddhism
    Buddhist temples in China are home to trees from dozens of endangered species, a new study shows. Some of them are almost 2,000 years old.
  • Video: 100 Million Merit Day – Saga Dawa: Holiest Day in Buddhism on June 11 and the Month of Merits
    Sunday, June 1, 2025 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
    100 Million Merit Day Saga Dawa 2025 honoring Buddha’s Birth, Enlightenment and Paranirvana: PRACTICE June 11: 100Mx Merit Day. The entire month is extra merit month May 28 to June 25 (new moon to new moon) – Called “mont of Merits. ”...
  • SUPPORTING MEMBERS VIDEO: 100 Million Merit Day Saga Dawa: Holiest Day in Buddhism
    Sunday, June 1, 2025 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
    What if one day of practice, generosity and devotion could multiply your karmic merit 100 million times? That day is Saga Dawa Duchen — celebrating Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment, and nirvana. And this year, it’s June 11....
  • Mewa Number: Who is my Enlightened Buddha Protector based on year of birth
    Saturday, May 31, 2025 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
    Mewa 1921 to 1940 Who is my birth year Enlightened Buddha protector in my journey through this lifetime according to Vajrayana Buddhism? Full feature is here>> Below are the Date charts only. Scroll down the list for the date of birth. Remember...
  • SUPPORTING MEMBERS: Who are my Enlightened Buddhist Protectors According to Mewa, Lunar Zodiac and Kalachakra?
    Friday, May 30, 2025 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
    Who is my birth year Enlightened Buddha protector in my journey through this lifetime according to Vajrayana Buddhism? Which Enlightened protector is at my side constantly according to Birth Mewa? Who is our Zodiac protector according to...
  • SUPPORTING MEMBERS VIDEO: Heavenly King Vaisravana Mantra: Prosperity, Good Fortune, Luck, Growth Vaishravana 闻天王 Namtoshe
    Friday, May 23, 2025 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
    PROSPERITY AND GOOD FORTUNE HEAVENLY KING MANTRA: oṃ vaiśravaṇaye svāhā Chanted beautifully in Sanskrit! Video: https://vimeo.com/1086932695?share=copy#t=0 Leading the Four Heavenly Kings who "Watch the World" and Protect the Dharma, is...
  • I Searched the World’s Holiest Places for a God
    Wednesday, May 21, 2025 from NYT > Buddhism
    When I was growing up in India, gods and religions seemed to be everywhere. But I needed to find faith my own way.
  • NEW MUSIC ALBUM! Four Heavenly Kings: Mantras Chanted in Sanskrit for Good Fortune, Protection, Harmony and Wisdom
    Tuesday, May 20, 2025 from Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation and Views
    4 Heavenly Kings Music ReleaseBuddha Weekly Buddha Weekly’s band released a new mini-album of four tracks featuring the 4 Heavenly Kings, the Watchers of the World in Buddhism.  Led by Vaisravana, the Chief of the Four Heavenly Kings, Northern Lord of Prosperity and Good...
  • Ancient India review – snakes, shrines and sexual desire power a passionate show
    Sunday, May 18, 2025 from Buddhism | The Guardian
    British Museum, London A lovable elephant deity and a floating serpent goddess are just two of the highlights in this sensual show about three of the country’s great religions About 2,000 years ago, Indian art went through a stunning...
  • My sister was diagnosed with cancer – and it taught me the meaning of surrender | Making sense of it
    Sunday, May 18, 2025 from Buddhism | The Guardian
    Spiritual practices can induce a sense of being part of something that is bigger than oneself Making sense of it is a column about spirituality and how it can be used to navigate everyday life When I was a kid, my sister’s favourite...
  • Your chance to stare down a god: inside the British Museum’s mesmerising look at Indian religions
    Thursday, May 15, 2025 from Buddhism | The Guardian
    A show full of deities, snakes and shrines puts three ancient faiths in the spotlight. Our writer seeks out its inspiration in the bustling metropolis of Mumbai It’s the eyes that stay with you – piercing black discs that seem to vibrate...
  • Vesak Day 2025: celebrations of Buddha – in pictures
    Tuesday, May 13, 2025 from Buddhism | The Guardian
    Vesak is the most sacred day for Buddhists, commemorating the birth, enlightenment and death of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, all traditionally believed to have occurred on the full moon day of the Vesakha month in the ancient Indian...
  • Ancient example of printed text to be displayed in Melbourne: ‘It unites us all’
    Monday, May 12, 2025 from Buddhism | The Guardian
    A Japanese prayer scroll dating back more than 1,250 years has been acquired by the State Library of Victoria and will feature alongside other rare books items in an exhibition later this month Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email...
  • Auction of gems linked to Buddha postponed after India legal threat
    Wednesday, May 7, 2025 from Buddhism | The Guardian
    Ministry of culture tells Sotheby’s it would be ‘participating in continued colonial exploitation’ if sale of gems goes ahead The Indian government is seeking to repatriate ancient gem relics linked to the Buddha’s remains after halting...
  • Sotheby’s Postpones Auction of Buddhist Relics That India Tried to Block
    Wednesday, May 7, 2025 from NYT > Buddhism
    Jewels and holy relics were set to be auctioned by the family of a colonial-era English explorer. The Indian government said the collection wasn’t theirs to sell.
  • India tries to halt auction of Piprahwa gems found with Buddha’s remains
    Tuesday, May 6, 2025 from Buddhism | The Guardian
    Ministers claim sale in Hong Kong is unlawful and are demanding repatriation of sacred relics buried in third-century BC The Indian government has issued a legal notice to halt the “unethical” auction of ancient gem relics, which it said...
  • In a culture obsessed with positive thinking, can letting go be a radical act? | Nadine Levy
    Sunday, May 4, 2025 from Buddhism | The Guardian
    Beyond self-help mantras like ‘Let them’, radical acceptance shows us the value in learning how to truly accept life just the way it is Have you ever been in the middle of difficult life circumstances to be told “let it go” or “don’t...
  • ‘The Interview’: Ocean Vuong was Ready to Kill. A Moment of Grace Changed His Life.
    Saturday, May 3, 2025 from NYT > Buddhism
    The poet and novelist on the real reason he became a writer.
  • Auction of ancient Indian gems ‘imbued with presence of Buddha’ condemned
    Friday, May 2, 2025 from Buddhism | The Guardian
    Sotheby’s sale of Piprahwa gems, excavated after burial with Buddha’s remains, denounced as perpetuating colonial violence Buddhist academics and monastic leaders have condemned an auction of ancient Indian gem relics which they said...
  • ‘Radical joy’: Cambodians in California celebrate Khmer culture 50 years after Killing Fields
    Wednesday, April 30, 2025 from Buddhism | The Guardian
    In Long Beach, city with the largest diaspora of Cambodians in the US, people dance, eat and reflect on the 1975 killings “Sousdey chnam thmey!” a rider shouted in Khmer into a megaphone while sitting atop a float swaddled in US and...
  • Why Japan Is Best Experienced By Foot
    Wednesday, April 23, 2025 from NYT > Buddhism
    In Japan, the simple act of walking has long been connected to working toward enlightenment.
  • Many Cultures Borrow. Japan Transforms.
    Wednesday, April 23, 2025 from NYT > Buddhism
    Throughout its history, the country has taken imports and changed them into something else entirely.
  • Sri Lankan police investigate photo of Buddha’s tooth relic
    Sunday, April 20, 2025 from Buddhism | The Guardian
    Worshippers are frisked on entering temple in Kandy where relic is held and photography is strictly prohibited Sri Lankan police have launched an investigation into a photo circulated on social media claiming to show a Buddha tooth...
  • The creators of The White Lotus tried to avoid stereotypes of Thailand. They didn’t succeed | Rachel Harrison
    Tuesday, April 8, 2025 from Buddhism | The Guardian
    Despite Thai advisers, the series failed to escape the western lens of its rich protagonists and the history of the country’s representation Contains spoilers for the finale of The White Lotus series 3 One of the first things I noticed...
  • Fears for Bagan’s towering Buddhist temples after Myanmar earthquake
    Friday, March 28, 2025 from Buddhism | The Guardian
    City is close to Sagaing faultline and monuments were significantly damaged after the last earthquake in 2016 Myanmar and Thailand earthquake – latest updates Rising through the mist of the forest at dawn, with spires reaching more than...
  • Jamie Muir obituary
    Wednesday, February 26, 2025 from Buddhism | The Guardian
    Percussionist best known for his work with King Crimson and his delight in exploring the boundaries of improvisation None of the many former art students who enlivened the British rock scene in the 1960s and 70s brought with them a...
  • ‘His soulful best’: Jack Kerouac’s Buddhist writings to be published for the first time
    Sunday, January 19, 2025 from Buddhism | The Guardian
    Fifty years after his death, On the Road author’s spiritual reflections show him in a whole new light He made his name as the thrill-seeking author of the cult novel On the Road , an anti-establishment icon of the beat generation. But...
  • Kung fu nuns show off martial art skills at monastery reopening in Nepal
    Tuesday, December 31, 2024 from Buddhism | The Guardian
    Nuns mark opening of Druk Amitabha nunnery with performance, five years after Covid closure About a dozen nuns performed hand chops and high kicks, some of them wielding swords, as they showed off their martial art skills to hundreds of...
  • From Buddhism to Christianity: how spiritual reflection can draw on many different traditions | Jackie Bailey
    Sunday, December 29, 2024 from Buddhism | The Guardian
    I look for the threads common across religions: love, hope, service, transcendence Making sense of it is a column about spirituality and how it can be used to navigate everyday life As a pastoral carer in an aged care setting, I start...
  • The Christmas that went wrong: My grandma was so shocked by our tree that she destroyed it
    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...
  • In finding beauty in the broken, we can form a bridge between the mundane and the divine | Jackie Bailey
    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...
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  • Scandal-plagued South Korea Buddhist order elects new leader
    Saturday, November 24, 2018 from The Buddhist Channel RSS News Feed
  • Dzongzar Kyentse Rinpoche rips the west over hypocritical treatment of Aung San Suu Kyi
    Saturday, November 24, 2018 from The Buddhist Channel RSS News Feed
    Timphu, Bhutan -- Renowned Tibetan Buddhism teacher Dzongzar Kyentse Rinpoche has let ripped western institutions over what he calls as "blatant double standards" over their treatment of Aung San Suu Kyi, the first and incumbent State...
  • Dr. G.P. Malalasekera, founder of the World Fellowship of Buddhists (WFB) honoured at its 29th General Conference in Narita, Japan
    Saturday, November 24, 2018 from The Buddhist Channel RSS News Feed
    Narita, Japan -- A brief talk on Dr. G.P. Malalasekera, founder of the World Fellowship of Buddhists (WFB) was delivered on November 8, 2018 by Mr. Senaka Weeraratna (Hony. Secretary,German Dharmaduta Society) at the First Plenary...
  • 5W1H + Mindfulness: Is this the future of journalism?
    Tuesday, October 2, 2018 from The Buddhist Channel RSS News Feed
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