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Ask the Teachers: How can I engage with emotions in a way that turns me towards the Dharma?

The teachers are asked how to engage emotional provocations and self-centeredness in ways that turn us toward dharma practice and life.

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Announcing “Finding Freedom From Painful Emotions,” the 2016 Lion’s Roar Retreat

We’re delighted to announce our annual community retreat, "Finding Freedom From Painful Emotions," with Karen Maezen Miller, Josh Korda, and Anyen Rinpoche.

The Most Frequently Asked Question

Does spiritual practice mean we can never get angry? No, says Sylvia Boorstein, it’s all how you work with it.

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Bringing mindfulness to loneliness

Toni Bernhard has an mindfulness exercise for bringing compassion to feelings of loneliness.

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Three questions to ask yourself to foster emotional awareness

In this teaching by Ken Jones, the Buddhist teacher and poet gives practical guidance on how to we can develop a positive response to our misfortunes.

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How to Mind Your Feelings

While we can’t control when we feel anger or fear—or how strongly—we can gain some control over what we do while in their grip.

Josh Korda and Koshin Paley Ellison discuss spiritual bypassing

Josh Korda and Koshin Paley Ellison explore the problem of spiritual bypassing.

RAIN Cools the Flames of Anger

Emily Horn teaches us how to recognize, accept, investigate, and not identify with our anger. 

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Empty Graves & Empty Boats

At her grandfather’s grave, Rachel Neumann’s anger erupted, but who was there to yell at in those long-buried remains?

Why Is America So Angry?

When the guy driving the late-model Volvo with a “War Is Not the Answer” bumper sticker gave me the finger, I knew America had taken a wrong turn.