The Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu: Best of Spiritual Friends; Another New Year; A Dedication to bell hooks

 

12.28.2021

The Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu — The Best of Spiritual Friends Archbishop Desmond Tutu passed away Sunday at the age of 90. He and His Holiness the Dalai Lama shared a dear friendship rooted in joy and purpose. Here, we get an inside look at this one-of-a-kind spiritual friendship. Read also: “The Dalai Lama shares condolences in response to death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu”

Yes, She Was a Powerful Woman! A Dedication to bell hooks Following the death of renowned cultural critic and feminist scholar-activist bell hooks on December 15, 2021, Pamela Ayo Yetunde, Aishah Shahidah Simmons, Kamilah Majied, Lori Perine, and Zenzele Isoke reflect on her profound life, legacy, and visionary message of love.

Another New Year On the last night of the year, meditating with others is exactly what Natalie Goldberg finds she needs. From the Lion’s Roar archives.

The Doctrinal Case for Buddhist Protest Movements “What good is an enlightened being if they turn their back on the world?” asks Sensei Alex Kakuyo. Here, he shares why Buddhists belong in activist protest movements.

Beautiful Snowflakes It can be a long and challenging journey to seeing that nothing is “real” in the way we normally think it is. But, Zen teacher Norman Fischer says, there is joy and freedom in realizing that we and our world are as passing — and beautiful — as falling snowflakes.

My Hero Is a Human Being Following the death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Rehena Harilall reflects on how his life embodied the four brahmaviharas in Buddhism: loving-kindness, compassion, appreciative joy, and equanimity.

How to Feed Your Demons Lama Tsultrim Allione teaches you an innovative technique to turn your inner demons into friends.