How to practice loving-kindness; A conversation on love and rage; Be grateful for the weeds

06.23.2020

A Conversation on Love and Rage: Lama Rod Owens and Kate Johnson Buddhist teachers Lama Rod Owens and Kate Johnson discuss how the dharma can help us hold our anger and work with our rage.

How to Do Metta Jack Kornfield on beginning this time-honored, heart-opening practice.

From Tragedy Springs Hope: Reflections on the Killing of George Floyd The police killing of George Floyd ignited protests and marches around the country supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. Fulfilling this aspiration, says Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi, will require extensive changes both in our institutions and our ways of thought.

Be Grateful for the Weeds Shunryu Suzuki Roshi said “Be grateful for the weeds you have in your mind, because eventually they will enrich your practice.” Elissa Altman describes how the same goes for you salad, and for your life.

Toward a Worldwide Culture of Love The practice of love, says bell hooks, is the most powerful antidote to the politics of domination. She traces her thirty-year meditation on love, power, and Buddhism, and concludes it is only love that transforms our personal relationships and heals the wounds of oppression.

Understanding What We’re Made Of Randy Rosenthal breaks down the Buddha’s discourse on establishing awareness in the Mahasatipatthana Sutta.

Where I Make Sense Buddhism teaches us that the buddhas can appear in different bodies. Finn Enke chronicles a lifelong journey to find the identity that makes them feel, finally, “I am here.”