Category: Buddhist Wisdom
The Buddha’s Mnemonic Device
Associate Editor Mihiri Tillakaratne introduces the May 2023 Issue of Lion's Roar.
Sujata’s Gift
Realizing the middle way between asceticism and indulgence, Siddhartha accepted milk-rice from the farmer Sujata. Hun Lye celebrates the delicious, healthy rice dishes, which can remind us of that pivotal meal.
The Eightfold Path: Right Thought
We can’t control our thoughts, says Reverend Marvin Harada. But we can reflect on them—and doing that changes everything.
How to Practice Right Speech
Do you have something you want to say? Nikki Mirghafori on the questions to ask yourself.
The Eightfold Path: Right Livelihood
Work can be a path to changing the world, personal growth, and even spiritual discovery. Tami Simon explains.
The Eightfold Path: Right Effort
It’s not about striving for success, says Lama Karma Yeshe Chödrön. Right effort is a graceful fine-tuning.
The Eightfold Path: Right Mindfulness
Norman Fischer on why mindfulness is not always “right.”
The Eightfold Path: Right Concentration
When you’re in harmony with all the factors on the eightfold path, that is right concentration. A teaching by Bradley Donaldson.
The Path of Joy and Liberation
The Buddha’s four noble truths include the truth that the eightfold path is a way out of suffering. It’s not just the path to happiness, says Sister True Dedication. It’s happiness itself.
Let’s Not Walk on Dead Bodies
Zenzele Isoke calls on Western Buddhists to confront gun culture and the profound suffering it creates.