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11.20.2018

Start With What’s Easy to Love Buddhist monk Ajahn Brahm shares his personal approach to loving-kindness meditation, also known as metta.

One Day With Bernie At the memorial service for Bernie Glassman, longtime student Michael O’Keefe reflects on his teacher’s life and legacy.

Enlightenment Is a Male Fantasy Gesshin Greenwood offers an alternative to the “male fantasy” of striving for enlightenment. From the Winter 2018issue of Buddhadharma: The Practitioner’s Quarterly.

Two remaining Khmer Rouge leaders found guilty of genocide This guilty verdict marks the first ruling given by the UN-backed tribunal that what the Khmer Rouge regime did was genocide as defined by international law.

Am I trying too hard in meditation? Tenku Ruff on finding the balance between trying too hard and too little in meditation practice.

Don’t Always Trust Your Perceptions Thich Nhat Hanh offers a short teaching on perception and the value of remaining calm.

The Lion’s Roar Online Auction Off To A Great Start Our 12th Annual Online Auction is off to a great start. While a majority of items have received bids, there are still plenty of gems awaiting discovery. You’ll find more than 450 great items for yourself or to give as gifts while supporting the efforts of the Lion’s Roar Foundation. The auction has grown to become one of our largest fundraising activities and is critical to our work: connecting you with the best of Buddhist wisdom. Please take a moment to preview the wide variety of items on offer in this year’s auction.

The Story Behind Tibet’s National Football Team, in Comic Form In his graphic novel, Dreams in Thin Air, Michael Nybrandt explains how he started the Tibet National Football Team to help the Tibetan people showcase their national pride.

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