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.

Bridging Beliefs: The Power of Interfaith Collaboration

How can learning from other traditions enrich your spiritual practice, and why is interfaith collaboration so vital today? Lion’s Roar’s Andrea Miller in dialogue with S. B. Rodriguez-Plate, Pamela Ayo Yetunde, Ben Connelly, and Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati.

Buddha’s Birds

From the swan that Siddhartha nursed as a boy to the fantastical Garuda—Andrea Miller explores the intriguing role that birds play in Buddhist mythology.

El yogui errante

Siendo un autor best-seller y una estrella ascendente en el mundo budista, un día, Mingyur Rinpoche salió y dejó todo atrás. Andrea Miller comparte su reporte acerca de un lama moderno desafiando el camino antiguo de los yogis errantes.

What Will We Do with Our Awakening?

Lion's Roar's Andrea Miller introduces the May 2025 issue.

Couple holding hands over coffee

Mindfulness for Connection, Communication, and Deepening Our Relationships

Read the introduction to the new book “Right Here With You,” edited by Lion’s Roar's Andrea Miller.

Christiana Figueres: The Climate Optimist

Doom and gloom won’t help, says climate leader and Buddhist practitioner Christiana Figueres. What we need is a “can-do” mindset of possibility. Andrea Miller reports on Figueres’ five concrete actions we can take right now to decarbonize.

Mahaprajapati’s Daughters

If there’s a mother of Buddhism, it’s Mahaprajapati, says Andrea Miller. In women dharma teachers throughout the ages, we see a continuation of her strength and practicality, her wisdom and compassion.

A Cloud Never Dies: Remembering Thich Nhat Hanh

Andrea Miller on what Thich Nhat Hanh taught her, his inspiring and courageous life, and how—through us—his wisdom continues.

Claridad y calma: Una entrevista con Mingyur Rinpoche

En esta entrevista exclusiva, Mingyur Rinpoche le comparte a Andrea Miller, de Lion's Roar, cómo aprendió a hacerse amigo de su ansiedad. Todos tenemos un bienestar innato, dice. Y todos podemos experimentarlo.

Mingyur Rinpoche sitting under a tree, looking off into the distance.

Clarity & Calm: An Interview With Mingyur Rinpoche

In this exclusive interview, Mingyur Rinpoche tells Lion’s Roar’s Andrea Miller how he learned to befriend his anxiety. We all have an innate well-being, he says. And we can all experience it.

Your Spiritual Ancestor

Lion's Roar Editor Andrea Miller introduces the September 2023 “Women of Wisdom” issue of Lion’s Roar magazine.

3 Lessons Pema Chödrön Taught Me

On the occasion of Pema Chödrön's birthday, Lion's Roar's deputy editor Andrea Miller shares the important lessons Pema has taught her.

Ceramic buddha cup with red flowers in background.

The Buddha’s Smile

Lion's Roar Editor Andrea Miller tells the story of the ceramic Buddha cup from her childhood and how it inspires her on the Buddhist path.

Tina Turner

Tina Turner: What’s Love Got to Do With It?

The legendary rock’n’roll singer Tina Turner died Wednesday at her home in Küsnacht, Switzerland after a long illness. She was 83. In this interview, Andrea Miller talks to Turner about the power of song and her Buddhist practice.

In the Dead of Night

Lion's Roar Editor Andrea Miller reflects on the thoughts that used to keep her tossing and turning at night. From the March 2023 issue of Lion's Roar.

Zen Is All of Life: Remembering Roshi Bernie Glassman

Bernie Glassman broke open our idea of what Buddhism could be. He fed the hungry, cared for the sick, and bore witness to the world’s pain.

Pema Chödrön me enseñó estas 3 lecciones

En la ocasión del cumpleaños de Pema Chödrön, la editora adjunta de Lion’s Roar, Andrea Miller comparte tres lecciones importantes que le enseñó Pema.

The Art & Activism of Mayumi Oda

With her empowered imagery, she’s connected many to the divine feminine. Andrea Miller profiles the Japanese American visionary Mayumi Oda.

How to Have the World — and the Life — We Want

Leading Buddhist teacher Sharon Salzberg talks to Lion's Roar's Andrea Miller about how to care for ourselves, for others — and for the future. Because we’re in it for the long haul.

Peace in Every Step

Thich Nhat Hanh's life of courage and compassion, by Andrea Miller.

The Best Souvenir

In the opening editorial from our July 2022 issue, Deputy Editor Andrea Miller reflects on her time in Morocco, and the feeling of connection we experience through travelling. 

The Dharma of Dinosaurs (and Other Cool Stuff)

From paleontology to astrophysics, four scientists talk to Andrea Miller about their search for truth — scientific and spiritual.

The Spiritual Entrepreneur: Tami Simon

Tami Simon, founder of Sounds True, brings the spirit of enlightenment not only to her company’s products but to its culture. (Plus, dogs.)

The Universe in a Grain of Rice

Andrea Miller reflects on the truth that interbeing is as close to us as the white on rice.

Psicoterapeuta budista y campeona de “RAIN”, Tara Brach

La psicología occidental y el budismo -juntos- nos ofrecen un diagnóstico completo de la condición humana. Andrea Miller habla con la psicoterapeuta Tara Brach, quien busca combinar estas dos disciplinas en un poderoso camino de amor y realización.

Magical Emanations: The Unexpected Lives of Western Tulkus

They were typical kids — then they were recognized as the reincarnations of Tibetan Buddhist masters. Three Western tulkus talk to Andrea Miller.