How to Free Yourself From the 7 Obsessions; A Guided Meditation to Calm the Mind; The Daily Practice of Self-Kindness

 

05.13.2025

How to Free Yourself from the 7 Obsessions To free ourselves from habitual patterns, says Valerie Mason-John, we need to see how they have become part of our identity.   Guided Meditation to Calm the Mind with Thupten Jinpa Join Thupten Jinpa in this guided meditation to settle the mind and body by listening to the deep silence within.     The Daily Practice of Self-Kindness You have enlightened nature, says Pema Khandro Rinpoche. If you truly know that, you’ll always be kind to yourself. ADVERTISEMENT Koans for Troubled Times How do we as Buddhists meet the challenges of our time? Joan Sutherland says an answer lies in the teachings of two great Chan masters. Motherhood as Spiritual Bootcamp A survivor of childhood trauma, Chokey Tsering navigates the messy realities of motherhood — and discovers delight. Is Fear of Death the Root Cause of Injustice? We can’t change the world with mind-body practices alone, says James K. Rowe. But political interventions that don’t address our fear of mortality are also incomplete. For Subscribers: “The Essential Guide to the Buddha” Ebook 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.