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.
Rod Meade Sperry
Recent Articles
Activate the Antidote
Rod Meade Sperry introduces the May 2026 issue of Lion's Roar.
Tassajara Zen Mountain Center’s zendo destroyed by fire
No one was injured but the zendo was completely lost to the fire, as well as some of the library.
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.