4 Ways to Heal Yourself with Love; A Meditation to Overcome Negative Thoughts; On the Spectrum, On the Path

 

10.24.2023

4 Ways to Heal Yourself with Love Loving-kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, equanimity—these four loving qualities, says Pawan Bareja, are powerful ways to heal our trauma.   The Ticking Watch Meditation to Overcome Negative Thoughts Sensei Alex Kakuyo shares a practice to work with suffering by calming the mind one second at a time.   On the Spectrum, On the Path Meditation can help with navigating challenges, cultivating calm, and connecting with others. Four Buddhists with autism on how the practice has changed their lives. ADVERTISEMENT Buddhanature Beyond Mere Concept By letting go of the goal to realize buddhanature, says Paul Condon, we can embody it more freely. From the current (Fall 2023) “Buddhanature” issue of Buddhadharma: The Practitioner’s Guide.   Conoce al maestro: Sozan Miglioli En esta entrevista con Mariana Restrepo, editora de Dharma en Español, Sozan Miglioli, sacerdote en el linaje Soto Zen, nos habla sobre la práctica del budismo Zen y sus beneficios en la vida cotidiana, ofreciendo consejos de como comenzar y mantener la práctica de la meditación.   The Zen of Jane Hirshfield When we live in the liminal state, the place of listening, of not-knowing, then everything draws near to us, becomes kin. Noelle Oxenhandler on the words and wordlessness of the renowned American poet Jane Hirshfield. For Subscribers: “Nature Meditations” Audio Pack In this audio meditation collection available exclusively to Lion’s Roar subscribers, Larry Ward encourages us to “Listen to the Sounds of the Earth”; Brother Phap Luu shows how even a pebble can bring us back home; Leslie Booker teaches a basic walking meditation (try it outdoors!) that can powerfully bring us back to the present; and Yogetsu Akasaka inspires us with an original piece of music that invokes Buddhist chants — and evokes the sounds of the universe. LION’S ROAR PROMOTION