Two Practices to Start and End Your Day with Intention; How a Buddhist Interacts with AI; Spirituality and Self-Care

 

07.29.2025

Two Practices to Start and End Your Day with Intention Thupten Jinpa offers two daily practices to bring intention and meaning to your day.   Spirituality and Self-Care with Cyndi Lee Buddhist yoga teacher Cyndi Lee shares how we can authentically care for ourselves in a way that benefits others, too. How to Practice Zen Koans John Tarrant demystifies Zen koan practice. Yes, it’s paradoxical, poetic, and totally personal. And so is life. ADVERTISEMENT   What If Buddhists Engaged AI as Part of Practice? Deborah McGlauflin offers a dharma-grounded reflection on how our everyday interactions with AI can shape its moral and emotional tone. Drawing on her experience with a custom chatbot named Skywalker, she invites us to treat digital dialogue as a form of mindful speech and karmic imprint. Buddhism A-Z: Beginner’s Mind Beginner’s Mind, a concept in Zen Buddhism, emphasizes approaching learning with freshness, curiosity, and openness. Not a Compromise — Bridging Latinx Culture and Dharma Sanathavihari Bhikkhu and Carlo Carranza speak with Buddhadharma’s Mariana Restrepo about the evolving presence of Buddhism in Latinx communities, exploring the unique intersections of culture, language, and lineage in sharing the dharma. For Subscribers: “Great Dharma Teachers: Robert Waldinger” Audio Interview In this audio interview, Lion’s Roar’s Melvin McLeod sits down with Buddhist teacher, psychiatrist, leading researcher, and author of The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness, Dr. Robert Waldinger to discuss his findings on what really makes us happy.