The Trauma of an American Untouchable
Arisika Razak
Arisika Razak shares her reflections on trauma, oppression, and healing the wounds of racism.
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A Marriage Made in Heaven: Anne Lamott and Neal Allen
Andrea Miller
Leading Christian writer Anne Lamott is married to Vipassana practitioner Neal Allen. Andrea Miller on how this couple has found the sweet spot where their beliefs meet.
This Is My Mind, Luminous and Empty
Tsoknyi Rinpoche
In Vajrayana, the fast track to awakening is to look directly at your own mind and discover its true nature. Tsoknyi Rinpoche shows us how.
The Miracle of Everyday Mindfulness
Thich Nhat Hanh
When we practice mindfulness in our daily lives, says Thich Nhat Hanh, we open to the wonders of life and allow the world to heal and nourish us.
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Anti-Asian Violence Is an Attack on Us All
Cristina Moon
Separation is the true root of the alarming rise in anti-Asian violence today, writes Korean American Zen priest Cristina Moon.
This Is My Mind, Luminous and Empty
Tsoknyi Rinpoche
In Vajrayana, the fast track to awakening is to look directly at your own mind and discover its true nature. Tsoknyi Rinpoche shows us how.
The Trauma of an American Untouchable
Arisika Razak
Arisika Razak shares her reflections on trauma, oppression, and healing the wounds of racism.
A Marriage Made in Heaven: Anne Lamott and Neal Allen
Andrea Miller
Leading Christian writer Anne Lamott is married to Vipassana practitioner Neal Allen. Andrea Miller on how this couple has found the sweet spot where their beliefs meet.
The Miracle of Everyday Mindfulness
Thich Nhat Hanh
When we practice mindfulness in our daily lives, says Thich Nhat Hanh, we open to the wonders of life and allow the world to heal and nourish us.
Lion’s Roar is hiring two Associate Editors
Lion's Roar Staff
We’re hiring two Associate Editors with a primary focus on creating content by, for, and about Black Buddhists and Asian American Buddhists.
Anti-Asian Violence Is an Attack on Us All
Cristina Moon
Separation is the true root of the alarming rise in anti-Asian violence today, writes Korean American Zen priest Cristina Moon.
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How to Look at a Wall
Karen Maezen Miller
Zen teacher Karen Maezen Miller explains Bodhidharma’s famous practice of wall-gazing.
How to Practice Zazen
Jules Shuzen Harris
Jules Shuzen Harris teaches Zazen, the meditation practice at the heart of Zen Buddhism.
Why Meditation isn’t Enough
Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche
We can’t just blindly meditate, says Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche. Our practice must be illuminated by deep, critical study of the Buddhist teachings.
How Meditation Works (In My Life, Anyway)
Kate Lila Wheeler
Practice along with Buddhist teacher Kate Lila Wheeler on her journey to becoming “a tender, flawed, slightly braver human being.”
How to Practice Metta for a Troubled Time
Mushim Patricia Ikeda
Mushim Patricia Ikeda teaches us how to generate loving-kindness and good will as an antidote to hatred and fear.
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How Not to Freak Out
If you find all the bad news overwhelming, Buddhist teacher Judy Lief has some meditations to help you…
How Not to Freak Out
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How Not to Freak Out
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In the Moments of Non-Awakening
Larry Yang
Larry Yang takes an honest look at what it means to be a dharma teacher who hasn’t been, and doesn’t imagine ever being, enlightened.
The Problem With Problems
Judy Lief
The more we increase our ability to deal with our own difficulties, the more aware we are that we can’t solve the troubles of loved ones.
The Four Noble Truths
Jan Willis
Buddhist teacher and scholar Jan Willis on the Buddha’s central teaching — his diagnosis and cure for suffering.
All Beings Liberating, Together, At Once
Judy Roitman
Judy Roitman unpacks the Mahayana vision. “The essence of this vision,” she says, “is a universe in which time and space are flexible, and in which beings are neither separate nor dissolved in each other.”
Healing America’s Racial Karma
Larry Ward
More than 150 years after the end of slavery, America’s tragic racial karma rolls on.
LIFE & CULTURE
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Be Kind to Yourself
Pema Khandro Rinpoche
You have enlightened nature, says Pema Khandro Rinpoche. If you truly know that, you’ll always be kind to yourself.
Ethical North Star: The Five Buddhist Precepts for Modern Times
Rebecca Li
In this complex and interconnected world, living ethically has never been more challenging—or more important.
Not Enlightened Yet?
Miguel Chen
Author and musician Miguel Chen comforts a practitioner who doesn’t seem to be getting any closer to enlightenment.
Too Much Criticism
Lynette Monteiro
Someone in your life who’s too critical can undermine your self-worth. Psychologist Lynn Monteiro suggests four ways to take care of yourself.
This Floating World
Joan Sutherland
Zen teacher Joan Sutherland on life’s dreamlike nature and why it should be embraced.
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The March 2021 issue of Lion’s Roar explores how to use mindfulness, psychology, and Buddhist wisdom to heal emotional wounds.
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Loving-kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, equanimity — these four loving qualities, says Pawan Bareja, are powerful ways to heal our trauma.
The Trauma of an American Untouchable
Arisika Razak
Arisika Razak shares her reflections on trauma, oppression, and healing the wounds of racism.
The Buddha on Zoom
Robert Waldinger
Dr. Robert Waldinger offers five ways to keep our connection alive in this time of seperation.
Magical Emanations: The Unexpected Lives of Western Tulkus
Andrea Miller
They were typical kids — then they were recognized as the reincarnations of Tibetan Buddhist masters. Three Western tulkus talk to Andrea Miller.
BUDDHADHARMA
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The Winter 2020 issue of Buddhadharma features in-depth teachings for cultivating your Buddhist practice and manifesting those teachings meaningfully in everyday life.
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Enlightenment is everywhere we look, says Joan Sutherland — we can choose to notice it, but at the same time, we can also trust that it will find us, wherever we are.
Our Traditions Can — and Must — Change
Justin von Bujdoss
Even as we uphold tradition, says Justin von Bujdoss, we also have to leave room for it to grow.
It Comes Down to Character
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
We often look at Buddhist practice as a way of cultivating particular qualities; Thanissaro Bhikkhu reminds us, however, that the Buddha also spoke of qualities we must have to take up the practice in the first place.
The Promise and Peril of Spiritual Authority
Gina Sharpe
Gina Sharpe, Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara, and Pilar Jennings examine spiritual power, the roots of its abuse, and how we might learn to hold it differently going forward.