Wednesday, January 22, 2025

The Hope We Need Now; How to Work with the Winter Blues; Thich Nhat Hanh and bell hooks on Building a Community of Love;

 


01.21.2024




The Hope We Need Now


As Trump returns to the US presidency, many are fearful about what will happen in the next four years. But we can’t lose hope, says Zen teacher Roshi Joan Halifax. It just needs to be wise hope.


 

How to Work with the Winter Blues

Sylvia Boorstein shares how we can see these days of less sunlight as opportunities for more contemplative time and looking deeply to see what can only be seen in the dark.
 


 

Building a Community of Love: bell hooks and Thich Nhat Hanh

In this conversation, bell hooks and Thich Nhat Hanh reflect on the enduring legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., and discuss how we can build a community of love.


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Buddhism A-Z: Enlightenment

Enlightenment is the ultimate goal of Buddhist practice, representing the highest state of spiritual awakening and liberation from samsara.


Seeking Buddha in Gaza

As a Buddhist, a Jew, and a supporter of the Palestinian people, religious scholar Linda Hess wears the checked Palestinian scarf called a keffiyeh and a blue Zen garment called a rakusu that symbolizes the Buddha’s robe. In this powerful personal essay, she considers how to respond with wisdom and compassion to the violence being inflicted on the people of Gaza and the rage she feels about it.


How Equanimity Powers Love


True equanimity, says Kaira Jewel Lingo, is not in any way detached or uncaring — it’s inclusive, and loving, and the foundation for spiritual courage.



For Subscribers: “Simple Meditations for Everyday Life” Guided Audio Collection


This audio series available exclusively to Lion’s Roar subscribers is designed to help even the busiest of us find a few brief moments to practice through short but powerful meditations. We can all spare a few minutes to come back to the present moment, and these short, simple, lovely meditations do just that.

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