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Practice: What Are My Intentions for Today?
A daily intention-setting practice, from Sylvia Boorstein.
Watch: Koshin Paley Ellison and Chodo Robert Campbell on Working with Death
New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care founders Koshin Paley Ellison and Chodo Robert Campbell discuss what it's like to work with death directly.
Watch: Robert Wright on “Why Buddhism is True”
Lion’s Roar‘s editor-in-chief, Melvin McLeod, talks with evolutionary psychologist and author of "Why Buddhism is True," Robert Wright.
How Buddhists Helped ICAN Win the Nobel Peace Prize
The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, partnered with Soka Gakkai International, was recently awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Does Buddhism say I should give money to panhandlers?
Does the Buddhist concept of generosity mean when I see people on the street asking for money I should always give it to them?
Meals That Heal the Heart
Her parents’ divorce meant angry mealtimes, but Elissa Altman found her way back to a nurturing table. She shares her tips on preparing and enjoying meals that heal yourself and others.
Everyday Life Is the Practice
Geshe Tenzin Wangyal tells us how to turn our daily challenges into meditation practice. Illustrations of the six Tibetan Realms of Rebirth by Steve Heynen.
When a Buddhist Teacher Crosses the Line
Mingyur Rinpoche explains Vajrayana ethics, how to find a genuine teacher, and what to do if a teacher crosses the line.
Aaron Lee, the “Angry Asian Buddhist,” has died, age 34
Aaron Lee died on Saturday, October 21, at age 34, after fighting cancer for more than a year. Aaron was known to many for his blog, Angry Asian Buddhist, where he wrote anonymously under the pen name “Arunlikhati.” On Angry Asian Buddhist, Aaron called out the under-representation of Asian Buddhists in American Buddhist media. By…
What Are the Six Realms?
The six realms are different forms of existence in which we can take rebirth, or psychological states we experience in the human realm.