How to Practice Tonglen; Psychedelics and Spirituality; The Practice of No Practice

 

12.27.2022

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How to Practice Tonglen Pema Chödrön teaches us “sending and taking,” an ancient Buddhist practice to awaken compassion. With each in-breath, we take in others’ pain. With each out-breath, we send them relief.

Psychedelic Insight Psychedelics and spirituality — including more than a few Buddhist concepts and practices — are reuniting with science after decades of estrangement. Jennifer Keishin Armstrong on this new frontier in the study of mind.

The Practice of No Practice “How do we come to trust in Amida Buddha’s generosity and compassion?” asks Nagapriya. He explores Shinran’s teachings and the practice of nembutsu.

The Evolutionary Journey of Mothering Judy Yushin Nakatom reflects on the evolutionary ride of caring and learning, and protecting that is mothering.

“The Yin & Yang of Gerry Lopez” documentary explores life of Zen Buddhist surfer The new film describes surf hero Gerry Lopez as “a Zen Buddhist on land who built his early career on aggressive surfing.”

Abortion, the Legal System, and Skillful Means In the opening commentary of the Winter 2022 issue of Buddhadharma, Lama Karma Chötso shares her experience as one of seven clergy in Miami-Dade County who filed lawsuits seeking to invalidate House Bill 5.

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.