Lion’s Roar: ¿Cuál es tu relación con el budismo? ¿Te consideras budista? Dani Shapiro: El budismo tiene más sentido para mí que cualquier otra cosa. Cuando busco literatura espiritual, siempre, o casi siempre, es budista. Practico la meditación y a menudo escucho una...

‘Now, during this intermediate period of the bardo of this life, decide, with complete certainty, that the wisdom of your own awareness is dharmakāya, and sustaining the ongoing experience of its self-radiance, the meditation which is naturally clear’ Longchenpa

Today, I want to help you with messages that say "Thank you for being a friend" in a genuine and heartfelt way. As life goes on and we grow up, we go through a myriad of tests and trials. No one knows what's to come and all we can do is face what happens with strength...

‘Don't make decisions on the strength of your desires.’ Ajahn Chah

‘There's no 'truth' corresponding to the word truth.’ Lucid Exposition of the Middle Way

‘Among all living things mountains and rivers, grasses and trees, even the sounds of blowing winds and rising waves — there is nothing that is not the nembutsu.’ Ippen

‘The difficulty starts with interpretations of Amida’s power. Some believe you have to repeatedly say the nembutsu; others believe you only have to say it once. Ippen said you only have to say it once, but with a pure heart!’ Ippen

The most rewarding aspect of our work at Lion’s Roar is being able to reach out to those who are searching for the dharma, who seek deeper understanding of themselves and the world, and who hope to make a difference.  To the greatest extent possible, we want to enable...

‘Aren't we living in awareness day and night?’ Avalokiteshvara

Growing old, like anything else, has its advantages and disadvantages—the disadvantages obvious, the advantages less so. But they are there. If you are an older person, you have known yourself, and others in your life, for a good long while. Friendship is one of...