In this, the first of a four-part series on tantra, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche presents the three stages of meditation. Meditation, he says, is the process of recognizing your buddhanature, then nurturing that recognition. In the Nyingma school of tantric Buddhism, the primordial buddha Samantabhadra represents the sky-like nature of the mind and the fundamental, unchanging nature of goodness within each […]
Photographer Chris Rainier has spent decades seeking out spiritual landscapes and religious sites on all seven continents. He’s come to understand what sacred really means. At Swayambhunath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, the stupa is adorned with eyes. A Nepali symbol for the number one serves as stylized noses and represents the unity of all things. All images by Chris Rainier, […]
Joan Stamm on how the Japanese art of flower arranging taught her to appreciate her mother — and the seeds she planted in Stamm’s heart. Photo © Juno / Stocksy United Saicho, the founder of Tendai Buddhism in Japan, once said, “True riches are not material things but that which shines light into a dark corner.” As I interpret it, […]
Publisher Ben Moore introduces the January 2022 issue of Lion’s Roar. Photo by Mario Doblemann. We don’t have to look very far to see hurt in the world. As if the underlying uncertainty, anxiety, and trauma in our own lives were not enough, we’re surrounded by countless examples of suffering in the world—climate change, pandemic, war, economic insecurity…the list goes […]
Arepas have been eaten in South America since pre-Columbian times. For Mariana Restrepo, they’re a reminder of all the hands that have fed and shaped her. Photo by Isabel Byfield / Tastyaz.com My family doesn’t have any heirloom recipes passed down from generation to generation. I did not learn how to cook from my parents; I learned to cook on […]
Qalvy Grainzvolt gets personal with the Lion’s Roar readership. In 1977, I was born in an old Manhattan apartment… literally. I was not born in a hospital. My father, a Bronx native, was a public-school teacher. My mother, originally from Japan, worked tirelessly at home raising my brother and me. In a spiritually nomadic fashion, my family tried out various […]
Buddhism doesn’t have just one thing to say about consuming alcohol and other intoxicants. In time for party season, we look at the surprising diversity of Buddhist views. The post Yes, Never, Sometimes? appeared first on Lions Roar. Source link
Novels, fables, and plays—they’re stories that are made up, yet they often express deep truths. Five writers and thinkers explore the spiritual teachings they’ve found in fiction. Photo by Megumi Yoshida There She Was Emily France on Mrs. Dalloway. Virginia Woolf’s novel Mrs. Dalloway follows a single day in the life of a British socialite in 1923. The plot is […]
The cause of our global suffering is forgetting that we belong to one another and to the earth. Tara Brach recommends four practices to nourish a sense of collective belonging. The Ranch Fire was part of a complex of wildfires that burned for more than three months in 2018. It was the single-largest wildfire in California history until it was […]
The dharma can help people wake up to the truth of their substance abuse and find a way to get — and stay — sober. We present four true stories of recovery. Photo by Ben Vaughn. The End of Suffering Valerie Mason-John struggled with addiction. The four noble truths taught them that they weren’t alone. Valerie Mason-John I was in […]
4 Point Fabric Inspection System in Apparel Manufacturing Arman Hossain AkashDepartment of Textile EngineeringAhsanullah University of Science & Technology, Dhaka, BangladeshEmail: [email protected] What is 4 Point System?The four-point assessment method is a commonly established method of fabric inspection globally. Fabric inspection is done as per ASTM D 5430–04 standard and this system is agreed by The American Society for […]
A Soto Zen teacher told me that by sitting zazen, one is taking refuge in the true self. Compassion, including self-compassion, and kindness, including to one’s self, is where the true self exists. Sitting on my cushion at the same time every day, year after year, has helped me to experience moments of this true self. This is what happened […]
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If you have any connection to a gamer or the gaming world, you’ve heard this saying plenty of times – or even seen it plastered to gaming cave walls or on a well-worn t-shirt. However, “Eat-Sleep-Game-Repeat” is more than just a catchy phrase loved by avid gamers and tournament winners in Korea and Australia. Instead, this mantra captures the […]
