The Dharma of Racial Justice; 59 Ways to Turn Your Mind Around; Summertime Longing

 

06.21.2022

Rhonda Magee: The Dharma of Racial Justice Lindsay Kyte profiles law professor Rhonda Magee, who teaches mindfulness and other contemplative practices to help us do the inner and outer work of creating racial justice.

59 Ways to Turn Your Mind Around The way to bodhicitta, the mind of compassion, is marked by the fifty-nine lojong slogans. Gaylon Ferguson points us in the right direction.

Summertime Longing Whether meditating or doing headstands, Susan Moon’s small self continues to reach for something beyond.

Celebrating Juneteeth 2022 with Reflections on Martin Luther King, Jr. This past weekend, the United States celebrated Juneteenth, a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S. Here, African American Buddhist practitioners Jan Willis, Thomas Davis IV, and Larry Ward reflect on Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as a significant member of a long lineage of U.S. freedom-holders.

Zen Priest and Author Ruth Ozeki wins Women’s Prize for Fiction Author and Zen Priest Ruth Ozeki has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction for her fourth book, The Book of Form and Emptiness.

How to Do Green Tara Practice Lama Palden Drolma teaches how to visualize the deity Green Tara, who embodies one’s buddhanature. Illustrations by Tomi Um.

The Essential Guide to Dzogchen & Mahamudra Dzogchen and Mahamudra, the Great Perfection and the Great Seal, are powerful meditative systems for revealing the nature of mind. While their methods may differ, their essence is the same. In this ebook available exclusively to Lion’s Roar subscribers, Buddhist teachers Mingyur Rinpoche, Willa Blythe Baker, Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, and more dive into the essence of this tradition.