Friday, April 29, 2022

Welcoming the Life That's Yours; The Spirit of Plum Village; The Pure Land Is In the West

 


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Welcoming the Life That’s Yours
Claire B. Willis and Marnie Crawford Samuelson share how when you allow and accept all of life’s experiences, you can fully open to the life that’s yours to live.

The Spirit of Plum Village
“The next Buddha may be a sangha,” Thich Nhat Hanh famously said, and the practice of community was always central to his life and teachings. Dharma teacher Mitchell Ratner experienced the wonders, lessons, and challenges of living the mindful life at Plum Village.
 
The Pure Land Is in the West
In the face of racism and oppression, they’ve made their practice communities their refuge. Jean-Paul Contreras deGuzman on the hidden history of Pure Land Buddhists in America.
 
 
Following climate activist’s self-immolation, Buddhist leaders release statement
Last Friday, Wynn Alan Bruce, a Buddhist climate activist from Colorado, self-immolated in front of the Supreme Court building in Washington, DC. On Monday, the leaders of Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center in Ward, Colorado, which Bruce attended, issued a statement.
 
Regresando a mi misma
Nuestra editora asociada de Lion’s Roar, Mariana Restrepo, comparte su experiencia personal para encarnar todas las facetas de sus identidades interseccionales.

Read Coming Home to Myself ” by Lion’s Roar associate editor Mariana Restrepo in English here.

 

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Dalai Lama shares message for Earth Day
“All of us should be concerned about our collective existence,” His Holiness writes. “As human beings our marvellous brains provide us with remarkable opportunities to do good, but if we look at how the world is today, we should be able to do better.”
 
When We Do Harm
Avery Grace reflects on what to do when we harm others, how we can move forward, and the compassion we need for ourselves to do better.
 
New for Subscribers: “Helpful Teachings on the Buddhist Path” Audio Pack
This audio collection available exclusively to Lion’s Roar subscribers combines four foundational teachings from the Buddhist tradition from Sylvia Boorstein, Guo Gu, Norman Fischer, and Valerie Mason-John (Vimalasara).
 

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