Lion’s Roar associate editor Pamela Ayo Yetunde reflects on her
experience of joining a “worldwide sisterhood of liberation” at the 18th
Sakyadhita International Conference in Seoul, S. Korea.
In June, the largest psychedelic conference
in history, Psychedelic Science 2023, brought together a diverse group
of experts to explore the scientific, therapeutic, and spiritual
potential of psychedelics. Jason Moscow reports.
After the devastating loss of her son, Karen
Wallace Bartelt sought solace beyond the practices of her Christian
faith. Finding inspiration in Buddhism, she shares how she learned to
sit with her grief and create a sacred space within for transformation
to unfold.
Essentially each practitioner of Buddhist
meditation makes the journey alone, but many find that committing
themselves to the three jewels — Buddha, dharma, and sangha — helps take
them further. These three make up the lineage, philosophy, and
community of Buddhism, explains Christina Feldman, and their purpose is
to deepen and expand our practice.
Tara Bennett Goleman looks at the parallels
between of Buddhist psychology and modern cognitive science, revealing
their shared insights that illuminate a hidden path towards inner
freedom.
So much of our happiness depends on how we
work with our emotions. Buddhist practice helps us understand the energy
of strong emotions, free ourselves from negative emotional patterns,
and discover the wisdom in even the most difficult emotions. In this helpful guide a number Buddhist teachers offer insights and techniques to help us work with difficult emotions.
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