How to Put Compassion Into Action; 5 Buddhist Practices to Tackle Climate Change; Watch: Meditation 103 with Victoria and Michael Imperioli

 

04.23.2024

Sympathy, Empathy, and Compassion In Action It can hurt so much to see people in pain that we want to turn away. Allyson Pimentel on how to face — and alleviate — the suffering in this world.   5 Buddhist Practices to Help Tackle Climate Change Willa Blythe Baker offers five meditations to help accept the truth of climate change, laying the ground for a skillful response. Watch: Meditation 103 with Michael & Victoria Imperioli After a winter break, The Lion’ s Roar Podcast is back on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Sticher— and now also available to watch on our Youtube channel! White Lotus and Sopranos actor Michael Imperioli is also a novelist, screenwriter, director and musician. In this video interview, he and his partner Victoria Imperioli, a well-known interior designer, talk about how Buddhism informs their life together as artists and entrepreneurs.   ADVERTISEMENT I Vow to Save Everyone? Noel Alumit reflects on the daunting commitment of the bodhisattva vows, and how his ordination bolstered his relationship with his mother and culture. For more stories by and about Asian American Buddhists, sign up for Bodhi Leaves: The Asian American Buddhist Monthly, launching May 1.    True Liberation: Black & Buddhist in America Recently the nonprofit organizatoin Dharma Relief awarded fellowships to Black Buddhist leaders for their work supporting Black communities. Here, Lion’s Roar’s Pamela Ayo Yetunde hosts a roundtable conversation with four of those fellows: Jean Marie Robbins, Pamela Freeman, Ramona Lisa Ortiz-Smith, and Victoria Cary. Bringing their lived experience to bear, they talk about how Buddhist practice is helping Black people heal from the impact of racism and discover inner peace. Bhutan to build “Mindfulness City” in Gelephu Inspired by Bhutan’s Buddhist heritage, the proposed “Mindfulness City” will cover about 2.5% of the country between South and Southeast Asia.   For Subscribers: “Deep Dive Into Enlightenment” Ebook What is enlightenment? According to Buddhist teacher Joan Sutherland, it’s everything! When we view enlightenment as simply seeing things for what they really are, we understand that, indeed, everything is enlightenment. This ebook available exclusively for Lion’s Roar subscribers contains insights from Pema Chödrön, Norman Fischer, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel and others, all aimed at helping you along your journey toward seeing things as they really are.