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Your Favorite Meditation of the Year

by Lilly Greenblatt| January 11, 2021

Your Favorite Meditation of the Year

Lilly Greenblatt takes a look at our readers’ favorite meditation of 2020: tonglen, or “sending and taking.”

Sojun Mel Weitsman, founder of Berkeley Zen Center, dies at 91

by Lilly Greenblatt| January 8, 2021

Sojun Mel Weitsman, founder of Berkeley Zen Center, dies at 91

Sojun Mel Weistman, founder and abbot of Berkeley Zen Center, passed away on Thursday, January 7.

Dalai Lama’s reincarnation included in Congress’ $900 billion COVID relief bill

by Ross Nervig and Lilly Greenblatt| January 5, 2021

Dalai Lama’s reincarnation included in Congress’ $900 billion COVID relief bill

New legislation passed by U.S. Congress reaffirms the rights of Tibetans to choose a successor to their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.

These Days of Less Sunlight

by Lilly Greenblatt| December 14, 2020

These Days of Less Sunlight

LionsRoar.com’s digital editor Lilly Greenblatt looks at the bittersweet lessons of winter.

Soto Zen Buddhist priests call to abolish death penalty, halt federal executions

by Lilly Greenblatt| December 4, 2020

Soto Zen Buddhist priests call to abolish death penalty, halt federal executions

The Soto Zen Buddhist Association has released a statement calling for an end to the death penalty and to halt all U.S. federal executions.

Biden’s presidential win: Buddhists respond

by Lilly Greenblatt| November 10, 2020

Biden’s presidential win: Buddhists respond

Buddhist leaders, teachers, and thinkers respond to the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

The Dalai Lama congratulates President-elect Joe Biden

by Lilly Greenblatt| November 9, 2020

The Dalai Lama congratulates President-elect Joe Biden

His Holiness the Dalai Lama congratulated U.S. President-elect Joe Biden in a letter Sunday.

3 Gifts from Thich Nhat Hanh

by Lilly Greenblatt| August 27, 2020

3 Gifts from Thich Nhat Hanh

 Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh’s offers three simple yet profound instructions for living a happier and more mindful life. “Our true home is not in the past,” he teaches us. “Our true home is not in the future. Our true home is in the here and the now.” 

Brooklyn Zen Center to close main temple

by Lilly Greenblatt| July 23, 2020

Brooklyn Zen Center to close main temple

The Brooklyn Zen Center (BZC) will close its city temple in Brooklyn, New York at the end of September.

Celebrating the Dalai Lama

by Lilly Greenblatt| July 6, 2020

Celebrating the Dalai Lama

Today, we celebrate His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 85th birthday! 

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