Andrea Miller

Andrea Miller

Andrea Miller is the editor of Lion’s Roar magazine. She’s the author of Awakening My Heart: Essays, Articles, and Interviews on the Buddhist Life, as well as the picture book The Day the Buddha Woke Up. She is also the editor of three anthologies for Shambhala Publications, including Buddha’s Daughters: Teachings from Women Who Are Shaping Buddhism in the West, and she serves on the board of directors of Sierra Club Canada Foundation.

Recent Articles

Richard Gere & the Wisdom of Happiness

In this interview with Andrea Miller, Richard Gere shares how Buddhist practice has shaped his activism, his inner life, and his vision for a more compassionate world.

In the Land of the Thunder Dragon

From the philosophy of Gross National Happiness to the emerging Gelephu Mindfulness City, Bhutan is reimagining its future through a Buddhist lens. Andrea Miller reports on the country’s evolving balance of tradition and innovation.

The Kalachakra Statue in the Global Peace Prayer Festival, Bhutan

Wheel of Time, Wheel of Peace

The Kalachakra empowerment was at the heart of the Global Peace Prayer Festival in Bhutan. Andrea Miller explores the deep meaning of the Kalachakra.

Bhutan Festival Marks Landmark for Buddhist Nuns

At the culmination of the Global Peace Prayer Festival, 265 nuns received full ordination. This is a profound step toward gender equality in spiritual leadership.

Jane Goodall’s Message of Hope

The celebrated environmental and animal activist and conservationist Jane Goodall passed away on October 1, 2025 at the age of 91. In this interview with Lion’s Roar editor Andrea Miller, she spoke about the compassion that exists in our natural world and the enduring hope that guided her life’s work.