Breaking Open in the Bardo; The Sutta Pitaka; How to Establish a Daily Practice I

 

08.16.2022

Breaking Open the Bardo It’s when we lose the illusion of control — when we’re most vulnerable and exposed — that we can discover the creative potential of our lives. Pema Khandro Rinpoche explains four essential points for understanding what it means to let go, and what is born when we do.

The Sutta Pitaka What was it like to gather around the Buddha and hear him teach? To find out, says Pascale F. Engelmajer, just read the suttas.

How to Establish a Daily Practice of Almost Anything, in Six Steps Whether it’s meditation, yoga, or your favorite creative activity, you’ll get so much more from doing it every day. Follow these six steps, says Anne Cushman, to enjoy all the benefits of daily practice.

Ven. Samu Sunim, founder of the Buddhist Society for Compassionate Wisdom, has died Venerable Samu Sunim, founder of the Buddhist Society for Compassionate Wisdom (BSCW), died on August 6, 2022 at Zen Buddhist Temple in Toronto, Ontario, Canada surrounded by his disciples and students after suffering the effects of Parkinson’s disease for the last six years.

Our Hunt for Magical Berries Jason Gots and his sister were never happier than when they hunted the elusive wild blackberry. Years later, he realizes the magic is in the search.

The Sutra That Saved Me Nichiren practitioner Johnny Edward Dean Jr. reflects on how his daily practice and chanting the Odaimoku from the Lotus Sutra helped him navigate mental health challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Mindfulness initiatives work to help Ukrainians cope with trauma and stress of war These mindfulness initiatives are working to help Ukrainians find solace through mental training, community meditation practice, and mindfulness-based interventions.

New for Subscribers: “Great Dharma Teachers: Mushim Patricia Ikeda” Audio Interview Mushim Patricia Ikeda is a Buddhist teacher and leader at the East Bay Meditation Center in Oakland California, which is developing important new models for Buddhist communities in the twenty-first century. In this audio interview available exclusively to Lion’s Roar subscribers, our editor-in-chief Melvin McLeod sits down with her at her home in Oakland to talk about her life as a poet, nun, single mother, and leader in progressive Buddhism.