Tara Brach on How to Overcome Othering; The Path of Gratitude; Comedian Kristina Wong

 

The Lion’s Roar Podcast: How to Overcome Othering and the Root of Conflict with Tara Brach Following her insightful and compassionate commentaries on the war in Gaza for lionsroar.com, Buddhist teacher Tara Brach sits down with editor-in-chief Melvin McLeod to talk about the ultimate root of conflict, the destructive dehumanizing known as othering, and how we can overcome it in ourselves and society. Watch the conversation on the Lion’s Roar YouTube channel here.

The Path of Gratitude From the point of view of the dharma, we can see that each being exists within an inconceivable network of support from all things. Whether it’s the attainment of buddhahood or the simple act of drawing a breath, our every action is assisted by forces beyond the ego-self. As we become aware of our interconnectedness, we gain some perspective of our karmic limitations.

Too Hateful to Be Buddhist? A Q&A with Kristina Wong Comedian and activist Kristina Wong talks to Noel Alumit about making life-saving masks from monastic robes, being a food bank influencer, and (maybe) confusing Buddhism with fortune cookies.

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Making Friends with Emotional Eating If you soothe yourself with food, your body and mind are trying to tell you something. Jenna Hollenstein on how to listen with compassion.

Rebecca Solnit: “Everything Is Connected, Everything Changes” Leading writer and activist Rebecca Solnit on Buddhist wisdom and a better world.

Self-Care for Activists As long as we don’t burn out and give up, we really can change the world. Mushim Patricia Ikeda on self-care for activists.

For Subscribers: “Meditations for Befriending Yourself” Audio Pack Take some time to make friends with what you’re feeling. This audio collection available exclusively to Lion’s Roar subscribers includes helpful, easy-to-follow meditation practices that will help you slow down, let go of what burdens you, and center yourself from Willa Blythe Baker, Ethan Nichtern, Josh Korda, and Diana Winston.