Calm in the Midst of Chaos; The Lion’s Roar Podcast: We’re Not Who You Think We Are, with Chenxing Han; Living My Vow

 

09.06.2022

Calm In the Midst of Chaos Sharon Salzberg on the power of equanimity.

The Lion’s Roar Podcast: We’re Not Who You Think We Are, with Chenxing Han Chenxing Han reads her article examining the stereotypes that have marginalized Asian American Buddhists, and the rich diversity of a new generation of practitioners.

Living My Vow Zenju Earthlyn Manuel’s deepest vow is to be a person who doesn’t cause suffering and walks in peace. It’s what we all really want. Here’s the story of how she lives her vow as a black woman and Zen priest.

Oh Tara, Protect Us Vajrayana practitioners supplicate deities and buddhas to help clear obstacles on the path. In this teaching, Thubten Chodron comments on a prayer to the buddha Tara to protect us from the eight dangers.

¿Es éste el secreto de la felicidad? El budismo, la psicología y la experiencia vital, todos están de acuerdo en un punto, dice el sacerdote Zen y psiquiatra Robert Waldinger: un sentido del yo más amplio y más conectado hace la vida más plena y significativa. Read “Is This the Secret to Happiness?” in English, here.

Share Your Wisdom: What is your favorite meditation practice? We have a question for you.

For Subscribers: “The Essential Guide to the Buddha” Ebook “Buddha” means “one who is awake.” The historical Buddha who lived 2,600 years ago was not a god. He was an ordinary person, named Siddhartha Gautama, whose profound insights inspired the world. In this ebook available exclusively to Lion’s Roar subscribers, Barbara O’Brien, Pamela Ayo Yetunde, Ira Sukrungruang, and more explore the Buddha’s life and how his teachings can be incredibly helpful to our lives today.