Archives: Authors
Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche (1940-1987) is recognized for playing a pivotal role in the transmission of genuine Buddhadharma to the West. One of the first Tibetan Buddhist teachers to come to America, he established Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado and an organization of some 200 meditation centers worldwide known as Shambhala International. In addition to his best selling books on the Buddhist teachings, including <em>Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism</em> and <em>The Myth of Freedom</em>, he is the author of two books on the Shambhala warrior tradition: <em>Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior</em>, and <em>Great Eastern Sun: The Wisdom of Shambhala</em>.
Norman Fischer
Zoketsu Norman Fischer is a poet, essayist, and Soto Zen Buddhist priest who has published more than thirty volumes of poetry and prose, including most recently <em>When You Greet Me I Bow</em>. He is the founder of Everyday Zen, a community based in the San Francisco Bay area, as well as former abbot of the San Francisco Zen Center. He and his wife, Kathie Fischer, also a Soto Zen priest, have two children and three grandchildren and live in Muir Beach, California.
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche
Sakyong Mipham is the leader of Shambhala, a global community of meditation practitioners committed to realizing the inherent goodness in humanity. He is author of several books, including <i>The Shambhala Principle.</i> His website is <a href="http://www.sakyong.com/">sakyong.com</a>.
Lion’s Roar
Lion’s Roar is a non-profit media organization offering Buddhist wisdom and mindful living to benefit our lives and create a more caring and just world.
Sam Littlefair
Sam Littlefair is the former editor of LionsRoar.com. He is the creator of the <a href="https://vowel.cc">free blog platform Vowel</a>. Find him on Bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/littlefair.ca">@littlefair.ca</a> and his blog <a href="https://littlefair.ca">littlefair.ca</a>.
Koun Franz
Koun Franz is a Soto Zen priest. He leads practice at Thousand Harbours Zen in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Ricardo Salcedo
Ricardo Salcedo is a husband and father of two, a carpenter, and a fan of sports that put him in nature's path. He's the Audience Development Manager for LionsRoar.com.
John Tarrant
John Tarrant, Roshi, directs the Pacific Zen Institute, a community where koan meditation, the arts, and deep conversations meet daily practice and life. He is the author of Bring Me the Rhinoceros & Other Zen Koans that Will Save Your Life.
Carolyn Rose Gimian
Carolyn Rose Gimian is a meditation teacher trained by Chogyam Trungpa. She is the editor of <i>Smile at Fear: Awakening the True Heart of Bravery</i>, and other teachings by Chogyam Trungpa, including his collected works.
Karen Maezen Miller
Karen Maezen Miller is a Zen priest and teacher as well as the author of three books about Zen in everyday life. Maezen Roshi currently leads the Dewdrop Sangha, which is a group of students who practice both online and in retreats around the United States.
Jill S. Schneiderman
Jill S. Schneiderman is a professor of Earth Science at Vassar College and a 2009 recipient of a Contemplative Practice Fellowship from the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society.
Susan Piver
Susan Piver is the New York Times bestselling author of many books, including <em>The Wisdom of a Broken Heart</em>; <em>The Four Noble Truths of Love: Buddhist Wisdom for Modern Relationships;</em> <em>The Buddhist Enneagram: Nine Paths to Warriorship</em>, <em>Inexplicable Joy: On the Heart Sutra</em>, and <em>Inexplicable Magic: Meditation for Mystics</em>. A student of Buddhism since 1993, Susan graduated from a Buddhist seminary in 2004. In 2012, she founded The Open Heart Project, the world’s largest online-only dharma center.
Diana Winston
Diana Winston is the director of UCLA Mindful, the mindfulness education center of UCLA Health, the author of The Little Book of Being, and the co-author of Fully Present: The Science, Art and Practice of Mindfulness. She is a member of the Teachers Council at Spirit Rock Meditation Center and is a founding board member of the International Mindfulness Teachers Association.