The Dalai Lama: Only Genuine Compassion Will Do; Music As Contemplative Practice; To Walk Proudly as Buddhist Women

 

07.06.2021

Only Genuine Compassion Will Do It’s not sufficient to simply think that compassion is important, says His Holiness Dalai Lama, who turns 86 today. We must transform our thoughts and behavior on a daily basis to cultivate compassion without attachment.

Sonic Satori Music as a contemplative practice requires both the performer and the listener to pay close attention. Read culture critic Donald Brackett’s suggestions for meditative albums and listen to his playlist below.

To Walk Proudly as Buddhist Women: An Interview with Dhammananda Bhikkhuni Cindy Rasicot interviews Dhammananda Bhikkhuni, Thailand’s first fully ordained Theravada nun, on women’s ordination, feminism, the role of monastics in society, and more. Introduction by Cindy Rasicot.

Watch: The Dalai Lama shares 86th birthday message “I myself am committed to non-violence and compassion until my death,” says His Holiness the Dalai Lama in his 86th birthday message. “This is my offering to my friends.”

Presencia mental (Mindfulness) y el Óctuple Sendero de Buda Para entender cómo practicar la presencia mental (o mindfulness) en la vida diaria, dice Gaylon Ferguson, tenemos que mirar a los ocho pasos del Óctuple Sendero de Buda. Read “Mindfulness and the Buddha’s Eightfold Path” by Gaylon Ferguson in English here.

The Life-Changing Words of Mary Oliver Rick Bass looks at Mary Oliver’s poem “The Summer Day,” which asks, “What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”

How to Practice Zen Koans John Tarrant demystifies Zen koan practice. Yes, it’s paradoxical, poetic, and totally personal. And so is life.