Early Orientalist scholars of Buddhism working under colonialism had little interest in the diversity and vitality of living Buddhist cultures. Instead, they cherry-picked the Buddhist teachings to fit their own modernist, Protestant worldview. This ahistorical...

In conversation with Lion’s Roar editor-in-chief Melvin McLeod, Jon Kabat-Zinn shares how compassion and mindfulness transform not only us as individuals, but by extension, the world. By embodying warmth and non-judgment, he explains, we transcend can dualistic...

In this excerpt from our free series of three in-depth dialogues with Jon Kabat-Zinn, the creator of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and a pioneer in the modern mindfulness movement, he explains how meditation offers us an opportunity to fall in love with...

In this excerpt from our free series of three in-depth dialogues with Jon Kabat-Zinn, the creator of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and a pioneer in the modern mindfulness movement, he explains the powerful “hidden dimension” of awareness and how exploring...

‘‘Once, I did a week of nonsleep practice all by myself. Mansong Sunim came along and said, ‘Haechun, in this lifetime you will awaken to your nature. Continue to put as much effort into your practice as you are doing right now.’’’ Haechun Sunim

Welcome to our post on compassion affirmations! Often in our lives we can be unfairly harsh on ourselves over little mistakes, false urgencies, our bodies, taking time, feeling how we feel, and so many other things. But, what good does that do to us? Has it ever...