How to Be a Bodhisattva; Celebrating “Buddha Day”; The nature of fear

05.05.2020

The Nature of Fear In this classic piece from the Lion's Roar archives, Joseph Goldstein explores the different types of fear, and how we can sit with fear and hold onto it in our practice.

The Four Essential Points of Letting Go in the Bardo It’s when we lose the illusion of control — when we’re most vulnerable and exposed — that we can discover the creative potential of our lives. Pema Khandro Rinpoche explains four essential points for understanding what it means to let go, and what is born when we do.

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 and some inspiration from helpful guides like the Buddhist teachers found here.

Trailer: Go “Into the Heart of the Mountain” with Roshi Joan Halifax The newdocumentary film “Into the Heart of the Mountain” follows Roshi Joan Halifax on her path to empower women and indigenous people to preserve their culture and bring medical support via Upaya Zen Center’s Nomads Clinic.

The Lion’s Roar Podcast: Multi-Genre Rap Artist Born I Music Longtime Buddhist practitioner, mindfulness teacher, and hip hop artist Born I Music talks to Rod Meade Sperry about how he and his family are using mindfulness to cope with the coronavirus shutdown, how he came to meditation practice, and how that practice has informed his newest album, 11:11.

Celebrating Vesak, or “Buddha Day” Vesak, also known as “Buddha Day,” marks the birth, enlightenment, and death of the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama. This year, the world celebrates Vesak on May 7.

What If Our Delusions Aren’t a Barrier to Enlightenment? “What if our deluded minds aren’t a barrier to enlightenment at all?” asks Zenju Earthlyn Manuel. “What if they are the very path to it?”