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Buddhism for Beginners

The Lion's Roar guide to Buddhism for beginners has helpful answers to all of your questions about Buddhist teachings.

The World We Have

Only when we combine our concern for the planet with practice will we have to tools to make the necessary changes to address the environmental crisis.

What Are the Four Negations?

Take any pair of opposites. Madhyamaka logic looks at four possibilities and refutes them in turn, creating four negations.

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Ocean of Dharma

Barry Boyce surveys Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche's vast body of teachings and their lasting impact on how Buddhism is understood and practiced.

Book Reviews for May 2017

We review a graphic novel about the life of the Dalai Lama, titled "Man of Peace," "The Mind Illuminated" by Culadasa and Matthew Immergut, and more.

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Take Three Conscious Breaths

Pema Chödrön teaches us a simple technique we can use anytime we need a break from our habitual patterns.

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Be Sad

Karen Maezen Miller looks at the important role of sadness in life.

I’m Buddhist and going to DC’s People’s Climate March. See you there?

I ask everyone who believes that clean air and drinking water is the right of every living being to join me in the march.

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Why isn’t the “Angry Asian Buddhist” angry?

As his cancer goes from bad to worse, the anonymous blogger known as the "Angry Asian Buddhist" strives to accept the absurdity of life.

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Building a Community of Love: bell hooks and Thich Nhat Hanh

bell hooks meets with Thich Nhat Hanh to ask: how do we build a community of love?