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Lion's Roar
From plain-language advice and meditation instructions to fascinating feature profiles and Buddhist teachings, Lion’s Roar magazine will awaken and enliven your mind.
Featuring teachers like the Dalai Lama, Pema Chödrön, and Thich Nhat Hanh, today’s leading Buddhist magazine brings you the best of Buddhist insight and meditation techniques for all the challenges of life today. Lion’s Roar magazine: For your wise mind and loving heart.
Buddhanature: You're Perfect as You Are
Why feel bad about yourself when you are naturally aware, loving, and wise? Mingyur Rinpoche explains how to see past the temporary stuff and discover your own buddhanature.
Mingyur Rinpoche. "Buddhanature: You're Perfect as You Are." Lion's Roar, November 8, 2019.
Mingyur Rinpoche. "Buddhanature: You're Perfect as You Are." Lion's Roar, November 8, 2019.; Buddhanature: You're Perfect as You Are; Buddhanature: You're Perfect as You Are; Contemporary; Disclosure model; Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche;
Do you have buddhanature?
Investigating the most famous koan of all time, Buddhadharma‘s deputy editor Koun Franz helps us to understand buddhanature.
Franz, Koun. "Do you have buddhanature?." Lion's Roar, December 23, 2020.
Franz, Koun. "Do you have buddhanature?." Lion's Roar, December 23, 2020.; Do you have buddhanature?; Do you have buddhanature?; Contemporary; Koun Franz;
Does My Dog Have Buddhanature?
Remembering her beloved childhood pet, Andrea Miller ponders one of Zen’s most famous questions.
Miller, Andrea. "Does My Dog Have Buddhanature?" Lion's Roar, October 25, 2019.
Miller, Andrea. "Does My Dog Have Buddhanature?" Lion's Roar, October 25, 2019.; Does My Dog Have Buddhanature?; Does My Dog Have Buddhanature?; Contemporary American Buddhist; Zen - Chan; Andrea Miller;
Emptiness–Buddhanature
The Buddhist schools are rich and varied in their perspectives, but these many points of view all advance the Buddhist concept of the middle view (madhya-drshti in Sanskrit and ume tawa in Tibetan).
Kyabgon, Traleg. “Emptiness/Buddhanature.” Lion's Roar, September 1, 2003. https://www.lionsroar.com/emptiness-buddhanature/.
Kyabgon, Traleg. “Emptiness/Buddhanature.” Lion's Roar, September 1, 2003. https://www.lionsroar.com/emptiness-buddhanature/.; Emptiness–Buddhanature; Emptiness–Buddhanature; Uttaratantra; Yogācāra; Madhyamaka; zhentong; rangtong; tathāgatagarbha; Traleg Kyabgon;སྒྲ་ལེགས་སྐྱབས་མགོན་;sgra legs skyabs mgon;
Everything Is Buddhanature
Original sin vs. original goodness: Mahayana Buddhism offers a more hopeful view of human nature. Zen teacher Melissa Myozen Blacker reveals how nondual practice frees us from our temporary obscurations and reveals our true, awakened nature.
Blacker, Melissa Myozen. “Everything Is Buddhanature” Lion's Roar, November 28, 2018. https://www.lionsroar.com/everything-is-buddhanature/.
Blacker, Melissa Myozen. “Everything Is Buddhanature” Lion's Roar, November 28, 2018. https://www.lionsroar.com/everything-is-buddhanature/.; Everything is Buddhanature; Everything Is Buddhanature; Contemporary American Buddhist; Zen - Chan; Defining buddha-nature; kleśa; Buddha-nature of insentient things; Melissa Myozen Blacker;
Existence and Nonexistence: Teachings on Dzogchen
“If you believe there is a thing called mind, it is just a thought. If you believe there is no thing called mind, it’s just another thought. Your natural state, free of any kind of thought is buddhanature.” Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche gives a teaching on the existence and nonexistence of mind.
Urgyen Rinpoche, Tulku. "Existence and Nonexistence: Teachings on Dzogchen." Lion's Roar, March 1, 2000.
Urgyen Rinpoche, Tulku. "Existence and Nonexistence: Teachings on Dzogchen." Lion's Roar, March 1, 2000.; Existence and Nonexistence: Teachings on Dzogchen; Existence and Nonexistence: Teachings on Dzogchen; Dzogchen; The doctrine of buddha-nature in Tibetan Buddhism; Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche;
Impermanence is Buddha Nature
Change isn’t just a fact of life we have to accept and work with, says Norman Fischer. Practitioners have always understood impermanence as the cornerstone of Buddhist teachings and practice. All that exists is impermanent; nothing lasts. Therefore nothing can be grasped or held onto. When we don’t fully appreciate this simple but profound truth we suffer, as did the monks who descended into misery and despair at the Buddha’s passing. When we do, we have real peace and understanding, as did the monks who remained fully mindful and calm...
Fischer, Norman. "Impermanence is Buddha Nature." Lion's Roar, April 8, 2019.
Fischer, Norman. "Impermanence is Buddha Nature." Lion's Roar, April 8, 2019.; Impermanence is Buddha Nature; Impermanence is Buddha Nature; Contemporary American Buddhist; Zen - Chan; Norman Fischer;
Lasting Happiness
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.
Mingyur, Yongey. "Lasting Happiness." Lion's Roar, January 19, 2012.
Mingyur, Yongey. "Lasting Happiness." Lion's Roar, January 19, 2012.; Lasting Happiness; Lasting Happiness; Contemporary; Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche;
Mind Is Empty and Lucid, Its Nature Is Great Bliss
The Tibetan teacher Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche offers instruction on key verses from one of the Mahamudra’s seminal texts, A Song for the King by the Indian sage Saraha.
Thrangu Rinpoche. "Mind Is Empty and Lucid, Its Nature Is Great Bliss." Lion's Roar, July 1, 2007.
Thrangu Rinpoche. "Mind Is Empty and Lucid, Its Nature Is Great Bliss." Lion's Roar, July 1, 2007.; Mind Is Empty and Lucid, Its Nature Is Great Bliss; Mind Is Empty and Lucid, Its Nature Is Great Bliss; Buddha-nature as Emptiness; Buddha-nature as Luminosity; Disclosure model; The doctrine of buddha-nature in Tibetan Buddhism; sugatagarbha; Uttaratantra; dharmadhātu; Thrangu Rinpoche;ཁྲ་འགུ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་;Khra 'gu rin po che;Karma blo gros chos dpal bzang po;Khra 'gu sprul sku, 9th;Karma-blo-gros-chos-dpal-bzaṅ-po, Khra-'gu sPrul-sku IX;Khra-'gu sPrul-sku IX;Khra 'gu sprul sku 09;Trangu Rinpoche;Very Venerable Ninth Khenchen Thrangu Tulku, Karma Lodrö Lungrik Maway Senge;Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche;
This Is My Mind, Luminous and Empty
According to Vajrayana Buddhism, the fast track to awakening is to look directly at your own mind and discover its true nature. Tsoknyi Rinpoche shows us how to experience two of mind’s most profound qualities.
Tsoknyi Rinpoche. "This Is My Mind, Luminous and Empty." Lion's Roar, March 20, 2012.
Tsoknyi Rinpoche. "This Is My Mind, Luminous and Empty." Lion's Roar, March 20, 2012.; This Is My Mind, Luminous and Empty; This Is My Mind, Luminous and Empty; Contemporary; śamatha; śūnyatā; Meditation; Tsoknyi Rinpoche;
We Always Have Joy
The sun doesn’t stop shining just because there are clouds in the sky. Our buddhanature is always present and available, even when life gets difficult. In his book, Joyful Wisdom, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche shows us how to discover the joy and awareness that are never affected by life’s ups and downs.
Mingyur, Yongey. "We Always Have Joy." Lion's Roar, March 26, 2019.
Mingyur, Yongey. "We Always Have Joy." Lion's Roar, March 26, 2019.; We Always Have Joy; We Always Have Joy; Contemporary; Defining buddha-nature; Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche;
You Already Have What You’re Looking For
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche writes that our own buddha-nature is the solution to the problems we face in contemporary times.
Mingyur, Yongey. "You Already Have What You’re Looking For." Lion's Roar, July 9, 2019.
Mingyur, Yongey. "You Already Have What You’re Looking For." Lion's Roar, July 9, 2019.; You Already Have What You’re Looking For; You Already Have What You’re Looking For; Contemporary; Disclosure model; Shakyamuni Buddha; Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche;
Pages in category "Lion's Roar"
The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
