Archives: Authors
Gelek Badheytsang
Gelek Badheytsang is a Tibetan Canadian who lives in Toronto and works as a communications professional in the downtown area. When he is not stricken with millennial angst or despondent about the state of the world, Gelek can be seen running around the lakeshore or posting selfies from his gym workouts. He aspires to be a beekeeper one day. Follow him on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/GelekB" rel="noopener">@gelekb</a>.
David Michie
David Michie is is the author of <em>Buddhism for Busy People</em> and <em>Buddhism for Pet Lovers</em>.
Sandra Hannebohm
Sandra Hannebohm is a journalist and the Audio/Video Producer for Lion’s Roar.
Martine Panzica
Martine Panzica is a Digital Editorial Assistant at Lion's Roar. She is passionate about the power of storytelling in media, and sustainable development. To learn more about her, visit martinepanzica.com.
Ryan N. Fitzpatrick
Ryan Fitzpatrick is a writer and civil rights attorney in Washington, DC, where he lives with his wife and daughter. An avid hiker and backpacker, you can often find him roaming trails throughout the region. Ryan has been practicing the dharma since struggling with himself in law school in 2011.
Vanessa Sasson
In her books <em>Yasodhara and the Buddha</em> and <em>The Gathering: A Story of the First Buddhist Women</em>, Vanessa Sasson combines in-depth academic research with the spirit of fiction.
Pat Higgiston
Pat Higgiston teaches math and religion at an independent, progressive high school. He advises a student meditation group and leads an annual trip studying climate change in coastal communities. He earned an M.S.Ed from Brooklyn College and an M.Div from Union Theological Seminary. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Danielle LaPorte
Danielle LaPorte is a Canadian inspirational speaker, author, and entrepreneur.
Duncan Ryuken Williams
Duncan Ryuken Williams is the author of <em>American Sutra: A Story of Faith and Freedom in the Second World War</em> and director of the Shinso Ito Center for Japanese Religions and Culture at the University of Southern California.
Sebene Selassie
Sebene Selassie is a teacher at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies and a graduate of the Community Dharma Leaders Program at Spirit Rock.
Daigengna Duoer
Daigengna Duoer, <em>Buddhadharma</em>’s new reviews editor, grew up fascinated with Buddhism as part of her Mongolian and Manchu heritage. She is now a PhD student in the religious studies department at the Uni ersity of California, Santa Barbara, where her research includes a project of mapping crosscultural networks of exchanges between Buddhist communities in modern Inner Mongolia, Tibet, China, and Japan.
William Edelglass
William Edelglass is the new director of studies at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies and a professor of philosophy and environmental studies at Marlboro College in Vermont. His work has taken him to Dharamsala, India, where he taught both Western philosophy to Tibetan monks at the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics and Buddhist philosophy to American college students on a Tibetan studies program.
Ephrat Livni
Ephrat Livni is a writer and lawyer. She is a senior reporter at Quartz, where she covers everything from art, books, and consciousness to science, the self, and Zen. She has worked around the world and now scribbles by the sea in Sarasota, Florida.
Melvin Escobar
Melvin Escobar is an El Salvadoran bilingual-bicultural Dharma teacher, licensed psychotherapist, and certified yoga instructor. He serves as a Core Teacher at East Bay Meditation Center, has a Master's degree in Social Work, and is a registered yoga instructor.
Sharon Suh
Sharon Suh is a professor of theology and religious studies at Seattle University and the author of <em>Silver Screen Buddha: Buddhism in Asian and Western Film</em>.
Peter Harvey
Peter Harvey is professor emeritus of Buddhist Studies at the University of Sunderland in England and a teacher with Samatha Trust. He is the author of <em>An Introduction to Buddhist Studies</em> and <em>An</em> <em>Introduction to Buddhist Ethics</em>.
Adyashanti
Adyashanit is an American-born spiritual teacher devoted to serving the awakening of all beings. His books include<em> Falling into Grace </em>(Sounds True, 2013), <em>Resurrecting Jesus</em> (Sounds True, 2016), and his new book, <em>The</em> <em>Most Important Thing: Discovering Truth at the Heart of Life</em> (Sounds True, January 2019). He lives in Northern California. Visit adyashanti.org.
Bob Isaacson
Bob Isaacson is the president and cofounder of <a href="https://www.dharmavoicesforanimals.org/" rel="noopener">Dharma Voices for Animals</a>, an international Buddhist animal advocacy and rights organization.
Phakchok Rinpoche
Phakchok Rinpoche is a Tibetan Buddhist teacher from the Nyingma and Kagyu lineages. He is co-author of <em>Radically Happy: A User’s Guide to the Mind</em>.
Erric Solomon
Erric Solomon is a former Silicon Valley technologist, Buddhist yogi and teacher. He is co-author of <em>Radically Happy: A User’s Guide to the Mind</em>. You can find him at <a href="https://radicallyhappy.org/">RadicallyHappy.org</a> and on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/erric.solomon">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/radically_erric/">Instagram</a>.