Saturday, August 27, 2022

Is This the Secret to Happiness?; Finding the Dharma; Podcast: Beauty in the Bittersweet with Susan Cain

 


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08.23.2022
Is This The Secret to Happiness?
Buddhism, psychology, and life experience all agree on one point, says Zen priest and psychiatrist Robert Waldinger: a larger, more connected sense of self makes life fulfilling and meaningful. From the new, September 2022 Lion's Roar magazine.

Finding the Dharma
Teresa Shimogawa shares how she found her way to Buddhism after the death of her husband and how the dharma became a flotation device to save her from drowning in despair.
 
The Lion’s Roar Podcast: Beauty in the Bittersweet with Susan Cain and ‘Not Enlightened Yet’ by Miguel Chen
Lion’s Roar associate editor Chris Pacheco talks with Susan Cain about the surprising lessons we can learn from sorrow and longing, and Miguel Chen, director of the Dallas Meditation Center, reads his article on how to keep up your spiritual practice when enlightenment and wisdom seem unattainable.
 
 
Buddhist nun Ayya Khema was a force of nature — and of unconditional love
Lion’s Roar’s Rod Meade Sperry talks to Leigh Brasington about a new posthumous release from the pioneering Buddhist nun Ayya Khema, The Path to Peace: A Buddhist Guide to Cultivating Loving-kindness.
 
Stop Woke: The War Against Awakening and Belonging
Ann Gleig offers commentary on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ “Stop WOKE Act,” reminding us that “the path to awakening is not an easy one.”
 
Up-to-Date Dharma
From Silicon Valley and Afrofuturism to healing trauma and gender transition, here is a selection of new books offering a Buddhist take on today’s issues.

 

Lion’s Roar Foundation is hiring an Editor
The Lion’s Roar Foundation is seeking a full-time editor with strong editorial skills and in-depth knowledge of Buddhist practice, philosophy, and history to write Buddhadharma’s next chapter.
 
New for Subscribers: “Meditations for Befriending Yourself” Audio Pack
Take some time to make friends with what you’re feeling. This audio collection available exclusively to Lion’s Roar subscribers includes helpful, easy-to-follow meditation practices that will help you slow down, let go of what burdens you, and center yourself from Willa Blythe Baker, Ethan Nichtern, Josh Korda, and Diana Winston. 
 

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