Making Friends with Yourself; You Are Already Enlightened; The Lion’s Roar Podcast: Meditation to Rewire Your Brain

 

08.24.2021

Making Friends with Ourselves Being our own best friend is a challenging feat. Kate Johnson explains how meditation can help us get to know our inner critics and prevent them from hindering our path to liberation.

You Are Already Enlightened Guo Gu, a longtime student of the late Master Sheng Yen, presents an experiential look at the Chan practice of silent illumination.

The Lion’s Roar Podcast: Authenticity, Wholeness, and Boldness with Mushim Ikeda and Three Breaths Meditation to Rewire Your Brain with Rick Hanson Mushim Patricia Ikeda examines how spiritual work can help us generate wholeness, joy, ease, and even ancestral healing. Then, Rick Hanson guides a short meditation to rewire your brain for the better.

“I was transported” — music legend John McLaughlin on the inspiration of “Mila Repa” The virtuoso musician’s new album is equal parts incendiary and reflective. And, as Rod Meade Sperry learns, there’s a bit of Buddhism in the mix, too.

La liberación natural de los hábitos Cuando reconoces la verdadera naturaleza de la mente, dice el maestro de Dzogchen, Tsoknyi Rinpoche, todos los patrones habituales son liberados naturalmente en el espacio de sabiduría. Eso incluye al hábito último conocido como samsara. Read “The Natural Liberation of Habits” by Tsoknyi Rinpoche in English here.

I Figured I Would Never Find Another: On Being a Queer Asian American Buddhist Marissa Wong reflects on her experiences with alienation and community as a queer Asian American Buddhist.

Life, Loss, and Connection When we truly face death, we live more fully. Tracy Franz presents a selection of new books (and one movie) on bereavement, self-discovery in nature, and more.