How to Be Weird; Podcast: Being Open to What Works for You; A Practice to Navigate Grief

 

11.01.2022

How to Be Weird Eric G. Wilson explains how we can see the strangeness in reality, and how examining the “weird” can help us understand the essence of life.

The Lion’s Roar Podcast: Being Open to What Works for You with Mushim Patricia Ikeda Lion’s Roar’s Rod Meade Sperry sits down with Mushim Patricia Ikeda, a teacher at the East Bay Meditation Center with a background in Japanese and Korean Zen and Vipassana. Recently, as she thinks about the passing of time and, ultimately, death, she’s taken a different direction of practice, exploring the end of life via the Vajrayana tradition.

A Practice to Navigate Grief Kimberly Brown takes us through the practice of “standing on the earth,” which can help us in times of great change and grief.

It’s Time to Redefine “We” How, asks Brian Joshin Byrnes, do we as Buddhists come into genuine contact with the people and places we reject?

Preséntate a tu vida Si tienes celos o estás enojado, dice Pema Chödrön, no le huyas a ese sentimiento. Read “Showing Up for Your Life” by Pema Chödrön in English, here.

4 Places You Can Practice Chan Buddhism Chan is a vibrant practice tradition in America. Lina Verchery recommends four communities.

For Subscribers: “Meditations and Advice for Tough Times” Audio Teachings Pack This audio collection available exclusively to Lion’s Roar subscribers features talks and meditations to guide you through the complexities of suffering that we will all inevitably face, helping us remain present with our suffering while at the same time staying compassionate towards ourselves.