Saturday, July 29, 2023

Pico Iyer on Contemplative Travel; The Dharma of Barbie; Bird Watching as Meditation

 

07.25.2023

Pico Iyer: The Contemplative Traveler

For writer Pico Iyer, travel is a spiritual experience that shakes up our usual certainties and connects us to a richer, vaster world. Iyer talks with editor-in-chief Melvin McLeod about his new book, The Half Known Life: In Search of Paradise, and his eclectic contemplative practice. From the September 2023 issue of Lion’s Roar.

Listen to the full interview with Pico Iyer on 
The Lion’s Roar Podcast.

 

The Dharma of Barbie


Karen Maezen Miller was torn when her daughter entered the Barbie stage. But what was worse — the doll’s commercialism and unrealistic beauty standards, or Mom’s grownup judgments and concepts?

The Meditative Beauty of Birding

Zen teacher Benjamin Mui Pumphrey on appreciating not just the rare birds, but also the sparrows and crows.

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Other Ways to Practice Meditation

You can bring the mind of meditation to any experience. Konda Mason explains how.

 

Inaprehensible, pero no ambigua

Según Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel, el Sutra del Corazón, el texto más conocido de la tradición de sabiduría Mahayana, se desarrolla como una conversación de lo más inusual que nos conduce a lo que yace más allá de nuestros conceptos.

Read “Vague? No. Ungraspable? Yes.” by Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel in English, here.

 

5 Buddhist Practices to Help Tackle Climate Change

Climate change can feel so immense that it hurts just to think about. Willa Blythe Baker offers five meditations to help bring the truth of climate change into your awareness and lay the ground for a skillful response.

For Subscribers: “The Essential Guide To Loving-Kindness” Ebook

Loving-kindness, or metta, is a time-honored, heart-opening practice that allows us to cultivate compassion for ourselves, others, and the world around us. With this ebook available exclusively to Lion’s Roar subscribers that features teachings and practices from Sylvia Boorstein, JoAnna Hardy, Mushim Patricia Ikeda, and more, you’ll learn how to bring the energy of loving-kindness into your everyday life.

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