Monday, June 2, 2025

How to Open Your Heart; Is Happiness the Goal of Buddhism?; 10-Minute Guided Loving-Kindness Meditation

 




05.27.2025




How to Open Your Heart


Tonglen is a transformational Buddhist meditation that awakens compassion. Susan Kaiser Greenland offers step-by-step instructions.


 

Ask the Teachers: Is happiness really the central goal of Buddhist practice?

In this Buddhadharma “Ask the Teachers,” Anushka Fernandopulle, Ven. Thubten Chodron, and Kaira Jewel Lingo discuss the real meaning of “happiness” in Buddhism.
 


 

10-Minute Loving-Kindness Meditation with Tony Pham

Join Butterfly Tony Pham in this guided metta meditation to connect with your heart’s natural capacity for compassion, strength, and acceptance.


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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.


Commentary: Protecting Human Dignity from the Threat of Moral Nihilism

​In Vietnam for the UN International Day of Vesak in Ho Chi Minh City from May 5-8.​, Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi​ gave the ​May 6th keynote address​. ​H​is topic​: “Protecting Human Dignity from the Threat of Moral Nihilism.” In his concluding remarks he focuses on Gaza as “the epicenter of the contest between the forces of moral nihilism and our obligation to protect human dignity.” An adaptation of the address follows here.


Share Your Wisdom: What dharma book has been most important to your life?

What dharma book has been most important to your life and practice? Why has it meant so much to you? Send your answer to themoment@lionsroar.com for possible inclusion in the next issue of Lion’s Roar magazine.



For Subscribers: “The Essential Guide to Buddhist Teachings on Mindfulness” Ebook


Buddhists have been teaching and practicing mindfulness for thousands of years, with “right mindfulness” being the seventh step on the Buddha’s Eightfold Path to awakening. In this ebook available exclusively to Lion’s Roar subscribers, Diana Winston, Gaylon Ferguson, Anushka Fernandopulle, and more dive into the practice, foundation, and application of mindfulness in our everyday lives.


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