Category: Politics
How Meditation Helps Us to Be One With – and Effect – Change
Reflecting on a quote from Martin Luther King, Jr., Jeremy Mohler relates it to how meditation helps us adjust to reality, and act to change it too.
5 Ways Not to Bite the Trump Hook
Getting hooked by your habitual reactions isn’t going to help anyone, says Susan Piver. She suggests five ways you can respond more skillfully.
Let’s Stand Up Together
Bhikkhu Bodhi urges Buddhists to be visible advocates of peace, basic sanity, and social justice — causes that, he argues, transcend party politics.
Time to Tune In, Not Turn Away
Guo Cheen on why now, more than ever, is the time to dive in to Buddhist practice.
Looking Back on Barack Obama’s Friendly Relationship with Buddhism
As Barack Obama's presidency comes to a close, we're looking back on his friendly relationship with Buddhists around the world.
Conservative Buddhists Speak
We recently issued a call to conservative Buddhists so that their voices might be better represented. Here are some of the responses we’ve received.
Now Is the Time to Stand Up: Practicing the Dharma in Uncertain Times, Part 2
Three weeks after his initial response to the election, Jack Kornfield has issued a second, more action-oriented installment of guidance and encouragement.
With Renewed Resolve
In response to the US presidential election, Shinge Roko Sherry Chayat says we can turn turmoil into realization, and anxiety into right action.
What’s a Buddhist Nihilist to Do?
If you're feeling mired by a sense of "deep not-okayness," says our digital editor Rod Meade Sperry, that's not necessarily a bad thing.
Buddhist teachers respond to Trump’s presidential win
After Donald Trump's stunning upset, Lion's Roar has reached out to a number of Buddhist teachers for their individual responses.
Commentary: This Nation Needs Our Awakening Together
East Bay Meditation Center's core teacher Larry Yang provides commentary on what the nation really needs following the US election.
Practicing the Dharma in Uncertain Times
Following the results of the US presidential election, Jack Kornfield shares how to practice the dharma in these uncertain times.
Generosity is the Virtue That Produces Peace
Our editor-in-chief discusses where real change comes from and how generosity can heal divisions, fight injustice, and ease suffering.
Buddhist Views on the Practice of Politics
Buddhist practice is inherently political, so here are eight views on how to move society along the path to liberation from political suffering.
The Elephant in the Meditation Room
Does Buddhism mean you have to be a liberal? No, says Buddhist and lifelong Republican Christopher Ford.
Tomoji Ito’s Kitchen Sermons
For, Shinso Ito, being a good citizen comes down to how we behave in our daily interactions and personal relationships.
Bhikkhu Bodhi talks “Four Noble Truths of the Climate Crisis” at White House
In this video from a gathering of Buddhists at the White House, Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi addresses climate change and related issues through a Buddhist lens.
The Buddha in Obama’s pocket
A small Buddha statuette, given to him by a monk, is often found on Barack Obama's person.
A Buddhist psychoanalyst puts our divided country on the couch
Psychoanalyst Robert Langan traces the current climate of demonization to the three poisons: greed, aversion, and the ignorance of self-righteous certainty.
Happily Ever After
A gay couple’s decision to wed threw them into the heart of an American culture war.