How to Practice Embodied Mindfulness; Everything Is Enlightenment; A New Year’s Blessing

 

01.02.2024

How to Practice Embodied Mindfulness You don’t just practice mindfulness with your mind. You practice it with your body too, indeed, with your whole being. Well-known yoga teacher and Buddhist Cyndi Lee teaches us how.   Everything Is Enlightenment Enlightenment is everywhere we look, says Joan Sutherland — we can choose to notice it, but at the same time, we can also trust that it will find us, wherever we are.   A New Year’s Blessing Zen teacher Karen Maezen Miller offers some words to help us all start the year off right. ADVERTISEMENT Influential Buddhist teacher Tulku Thondup dies at age 84 The renowned Buddhist teacher, scholar, and author passed away on the morning of December 29. Light the Lantern of Compassion When we learn that we are all interconnected, says Keturah Kendrick, we develop a deeper compassion for those around us and ourselves.   The Groundless Path Santiago Santai Jiménez reflects on how embracing groundlessness and impermanence can help us experience richness in daily life.   Para leer este artículo en español: El camino sin fondo For Subscribers: “The Essential Guide to the Buddha” Ebook “Buddha” means “one who is awake.” The historical Buddha who lived 2,600 years ago was not a god. He was an ordinary person, named Siddhartha Gautama, whose profound insights inspired the world. In this ebook available exclusively to Lion’s Roar subscribers, Barbara O’Brien, Pamela Ayo Yetunde, Ira Sukrungruang, and more explore the Buddha’s life and how his teachings can be incredibly helpful to our lives today.