Rod Meade Sperry. Photo by Megumi Yoshida, 2024

Rod Meade Sperry

Rod Meade Sperry is a senior editor for Lion’s Roar, focusing on special projects and Buddhadharma, Lion’s Roar’s online source for committed Buddhists. He is the editor of A Beginner’s Guide to Meditation: Practical Advice and Inspiration from Contemporary Buddhist Teachers, and co-author of two books with yoga teacher and musician Miguel Chen. Rod lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with his partner and their tiny pup, Sid.

Recent Articles

Community joins together after Buddhist Church of Sacramento vandalization

"One never fully realizes the strength of community until a time of need," writes the BCS in response to the care of its sangha and neighbors.

Venerable Dr. Pannavati, Heartwood Mandala spiritual leader and humanitarian force, has died

An April 11 celebration of life memorial service will be held in Heartwood Mandala's town of Henderson, NC, and will be livestreamed online as well.

David Chadwick, chronicler of San Francisco Zen Center Community, has died

He was the author of the classic biography, Crooked Cucumber: The Life and Zen Teaching of Shunyru Suzuki, as well as Thank You and OK: An American Zen Failure in Japan, and, most recently, Tassajara Stories.

Shinchi Linda Galijan to be installed as first female abbot of Berkeley Zen Center

The ceremony will be viewable by livestream via the BZC website.

New Atlanta exhibit features Rima Fujita’s works on the Dalai Lama

The exhibit will run from February 13 through June 7, featuring imagery of the Dalai Lama, whom Rima Fujita considers her principal teacher.