By Sister Chan Khong — 2019
Sister Chan Khong remembers the suffering of the years of war in Vietnam and what they taught her about human nature.
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Breaking the cycle of war making: our country will not find peace until we take responsibility for our wars.
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According to the dictionary, to forgive is to stop feeling angry or resentful toward yourself or others for some perceived offense, flaw, or mistake. Keeping that definition in mind, forgiveness becomes a form of compassion.
The opportunity of these times is calling us all to remember the power of inner silence-not a silence that condones hate, injustice, or lies, but a silence that speaks loud enough to find solutions that return us to values and virtues.
Building Bridges for Peace brings together young people from Palestine and Israel.
The tantric path of Buddhism is complex and arduous, but its surprising culmination is the practice of spaciousness, ease, and simplicity known as Dzogchen, the Great Perfection.
It’s surprisingly easy to achieve lasting happiness — we just have to understand our own basic nature. The hard part, says Mingyur Rinpoche, is getting over our bad habit of seeking happiness in transient experiences.
For Lion’s Roar’s 40th anniversary, we’re looking ahead at Buddhism’s next 40 years. In our March 2019 issue, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche shares what he feels is the most helpful message Buddhism can offer in coming decades.
How to love yourself and others.
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In this teaching from 2004, Joseph Goldstein explains how three principles of meditation can be applied to the world’s conflicts.