Category: Buddhist Wisdom
Meet a Teacher: Arinna Weisman
Arinna Weisman gets personal with the Lion's Roar readership.
How to Be a Bodhisattva
It may seem like an unattainable ideal, but you can start right now as a bodhisattva-in-training. All you need is the aspiration to put others first.
The Bird in the Cage Dilemma
C. Pierce Salguero contemplates the karmic framework in Buddhism, and how it informs life's ethical dilemmas.
The Story of Khujjuttara
Wendy Garling tells the story of Khujjuttara, one of the Buddha's foremost female lay disciples.
Tenzin Palmo: There Is Nothing a Woman Can’t Accomplish
Dominique Butet and Olivier Adam profile Tibetan nun Tenzin Palmo, who is changing the role of women in Tibetan Buddhist traditions.
Mahaprajapati’s Daughters
If there’s a mother of Buddhism, it’s Mahaprajapati, says Andrea Miller. In women dharma teachers throughout the ages, we see a continuation of her strength and practicality, her wisdom and compassion.
Awakening the Sacred Feminine
In Vajrayana Buddhism, dakinis are seen as unbridled and enlightened feminine energy. Lama Tsultrim Allione on how she discovered her own dakini power.
Imagine You Are a Buddha
In this second part of his series on tantra, Mingyur Rinpoche explains how visualization practice helps us recognize our buddhanature.
A Buddhist and a Cop?
Dexter Cohen Bohn shares how NYPD Detective Jeff Thompson incorporates his Buddhist practice into role as a police officer.
Tuning In: A Buddhist Subtle Energy Practice for Anxiety
What does your body tell you when you're anxious? C. Pierce Salguero explains how Buddhist practice can help us tune in when strong emotions arise.