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Influential Buddhist teacher Tulku Thondup dies at age 84
Mariana Restrepo
Tulku Thondup, one of the most influential and revered Tibetan Buddhist teachers in the West, known especially for his healing meditations, passed away on Decemeber 29.
Be Free of Suffering
Pema Chödrön
Pema Chödrön offers a bodhicitta practice for generating love and compassion for all human beings.
How Buddhism Met Science: A Monastic Scholar’s Journey
Dhondup T. Rekjong
Dhondup T. Rekjong shares the journey of Geshe Thabkhe, a Tibetan monastic scholar at the intersection of the ongoing dialogue between Buddhism and modern science.
How to Work with the Winter Blues
Sylvia Boorstein
Perhaps these days of less sunlight are opportunities for more contemplative time, more looking deeply to see what can only be seen in the dark.
How Self-Compassion Can Help Us Through the Holidays
Jeremy Mohler
If you’re spending the holidays with family this year, Jeremy Mohler has some advice for staying present when old wounds pop up.
Be Free of Suffering
Pema Chödrön
Pema Chödrön offers a bodhicitta practice for generating love and compassion for all human beings.
Influential Buddhist teacher Tulku Thondup dies at age 84
Mariana Restrepo
Tulku Thondup, one of the most influential and revered Tibetan Buddhist teachers in the West, known especially for his healing meditations, passed away on Decemeber 29.
How Buddhism Met Science: A Monastic Scholar’s Journey
Dhondup T. Rekjong
Dhondup T. Rekjong shares the journey of Geshe Thabkhe, a Tibetan monastic scholar at the intersection of the ongoing dialogue between Buddhism and modern science.
How to Work with the Winter Blues
Sylvia Boorstein
Perhaps these days of less sunlight are opportunities for more contemplative time, more looking deeply to see what can only be seen in the dark.
How Self-Compassion Can Help Us Through the Holidays
Jeremy Mohler
If you’re spending the holidays with family this year, Jeremy Mohler has some advice for staying present when old wounds pop up.
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THE MAGAZINE
CURRENT ISSUE
The November 2023 issue of Lion’s Roar highlights the teachings of Tibetan Buddhist teacher Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche. Inside, he shares wisdom on how to befriend your anxiety and discover your innate well-being.
CURRENT ISSUE
In this exclusive interview, Mingyur Rinpoche tells Lion’s Roar’s Andrea Miller how he learned to befriend his anxiety. We all have an innate well-being, he says. And we can all experience it.
Unlocking the Wisdom of the Heart Sutra
Venerable Guan Cheng
The Heart Sutra is a pithy, powerful text. If you understand it, says Ven. Guan Cheng, you understand the Buddha’s teachings.
Your Enlightened Nature
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
The essence of mind is empty, luminous awareness. Mingyur Rinpoche on the Tibetan Buddhist practice of Dzogchen.
On the Spectrum, On the Path
Louise Woodford
Meditation can help with navigating challenges, cultivating calm, and connecting with others. Four Buddhists with autism on how the practice has changed their lives.
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MEDITATION
5 Ways to Make Meditation A Habit
A. Jesse Jiryu Davis
There’s nothing like the benefit of a regular meditation practice, and there’s no better time to do it than now. Zen Buddhist A. Jesse Jiryu Davis on five ways you can make meditation a helpful part of your daily routine.
How to Feed Your Demons
Lama Tsultrim Allione
Lama Tsultrim Allione teaches you an innovative technique, based on the Tibetan Buddhist principles of “Chöd,” to turn your inner demons into friends.
3 Questions That Bring Us Back to Now
Leslie Davis
Buddhist practitioner Leslie Davis offers three questions you can ask yourself to reel your running mind back to the present moment.
Dissolve Your Fixation On Yourself
Pema Chödrön
“To begin with, just give up any expectations of yourself. That’s a simple good instruction
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How Not to Freak Out
If you find all the bad news overwhelming, Buddhist teacher Judy Lief has some meditations to help you…
How Not to Freak Out
If you find all the bad news overwhelming, Buddhist teacher Judy Lief has some meditations to help you…
How Not to Freak Out
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BUDDHIST WISDOM
Everything Is Enlightenment
Joan Sutherland
Enlightenment is everywhere we look, says Joan Sutherland — we can choose to notice it, but at the same time, we can also trust that it will find us, wherever we are.
How to Notice Craving and Aversion
Josh Korda
To give yourself a fighting chance against negative patterns, says Josh Korda, you’ve got to get at the driving forces behind them.
How to Practice Zen Koans
John Tarrant
John Tarrant demystifies Zen koan practice. Yes, it’s paradoxical, poetic, and totally personal. And so is life.
How to Stay Afloat
Kamilah Majied
Kamilah Majied shares her advice for staying afloat when you feel like you’re drowning.
The Dharma of Distraction
Judy Lief
It goes a lot deeper than how many times a day you check your phone. According to Buddhist teacher Judy Lief, distraction is the very foundation of ego.
LIFE & CULTURE
Have a Very Buddhist Christmas
Ira Sukrungruang
Joy, giving, family, and peace—people of all faiths can celebrate these values of the holiday season. Eight Buddhists offer their take on yuletide dharma.
The Groundless Path
Santiago Santai Jiménez
Santiago Santai Jiménez reflects on how embracing groundlessness and impermanence can help us experience richness in daily life.
An Interview with Pico Iyer, The Contemplative Traveler
Pico Iyer
For writer Pico Iyer, travel is a spiritual experience that shakes up our usual certainties and connects us to a richer, vaster world. Iyer talks with editor-in-chief Melvin McLeod about his new book, The Half Known Life: In Search of Paradise, recently named as one of New York Times’ “100 Notable Books of 2023.”
Joyful Giving
Norman Fischer
In the spirit of the holidays, six Buddhist teachers share why generosity is the starting place of all the virtues.
Buddhas and bodhisattvas inspire at Norton Simon Museum’s “Benevolent Beings”
Mihiri Tillakaratne
Lion’s Roar associate editors Mihiri Tillakaratne and Noel Alumit visit the “Benevolent Beings” exhibition at the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California.
BUDDHADHARMA
CURRENT ISSUE
The Fall 2023 issue of Buddhadharma features in-depth teachings and articles on buddhanature. Inside, we explore why it matters, key buddhanature texts, meditations on buddhanature, and more.
CURRENT ISSUE
Buddhist teacher-practitioners from across traditions share personal moments that gave them insight into the true nature of mind.
How Insentient Beings Expound Dharma
Shohaku Okumura
Shohaku Okumura explains the connection between non-sentient beings and buddhanature.
Meditations on Buddhanature
Margarita Loinaz
Four Buddhist teachers share concise instructions for recognizing the luminous nature of mind.
Hope for the Hopeless
Blayne Higa
Rev. Blayne Higa on the founder of Shin Buddhism’s “spiritual insight of imperfection and radical acceptance.” It can lead us to the ultimate realization of buddhanature.