Today Buddhist teacher Lama Rod Owens announced to his Facebook followers that he would serve as the officiant at the funeral of rapper XXXTentacion.
XXXTentacion funeral to be officiated by Buddhist teacher Lama Rod Owens
Even the Colonel Is Meditating
Meditation is getting mainstream enough to attract the attention of big advertisers. Rod Meade Sperry analyzes the latest videos from KFC.
Against the Stream to investigate allegations of sexual misconduct by Noah Levine; results expected within a month
Noah Levine teaching at Against the Stream in Santa Monica on March 12, 2018. Screenshot via ATS on YouTube. Against the Stream released a statement addressing allegations of sexual misconduct by Noah Levine, to which he has responded.
Buddhists supporting March for Our Lives share their photos and messages
Many Buddhist practitioners, teachers, and communities participated in Saturday’s March for Our Lives, or otherwise expressed solidarity.
When the late Stephen Hawking warned that one of Buddhism’s “Three Poisons” threatened us all
The brilliant physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking, inspiration and author of so many important works, died today at 76.
Watch the trailer for a new documentary on the late comedian and Buddhist Mike DeStefano
The cover of DeStefano's debut live LP, "OK Karma." He spoke about the art in our 2010 discussion, which you'll find a link to in this article.Mike DeStefano’s memory is to get a much-deserved bump, thanks to the pending release of a documentary about him.
How to Get Lost — and Found — in Music
Music connects us to the present moment like nothing else, says Teenage Bottlerocket bassist Miguel Chen. In this excerpt from his new book, I Wanna Be Well: How a Punk Found Peace and You Can Too, coauthored with LionsRoar.com editorial director Rod Meade Sperry, Chen explains how to really listen to music. Playing shows, writing songs, recording […]
Fire erupts at Lhasa, Tibet’s famed Jokhang Temple complex
Apparently, no one was harmed, and the Tibet Daily reports that the fire was “quickly extinguished.”
How Buddhist Recovery Offers an Alternative to Taking Refuge in Addiction
Valerie Mason-John talks to Lion’s Roar’s Rod Meade Sperry about the Buddhist Recovery approach to contending with addiction.
KFC launches bizarro meditation-themed video series
The videos play on common spiritual tropes, and — Rod Meade Sperry reports — are just about as weird as mass-marketing gets.