Lion's Roar magazine's associate editor Lindsay Kyte tries to master the microwave. Will she defeat her sense [...]
Listening Deeply for Peace
Without deep listening and gentle loving speech it is very difficult to move towards peace. Peace will only [...]
10 Precepts for Parents
John Becvar uses the Zen precepts as a guide for peaceful parenting that gives our childen love, trust, and [...]
Love & Relationships
A Practice for Developing Kindness Toward Yourself
Valerie Mason-John, author of Detox Your Heart: Meditations for Emotional Healing, shares a meditation for [...]
LGBTQ Buddhists: Teachings, Profiles, and Conversations
A collection of teachings from, profiles on, and conversations with LGBTQ folks in Buddhism. Featuring Larry [...]
Practice in Everyday Life
5 Ways Meditation Enriched My Creative Career
Artist and film director Ivan Cash shares five ways the practice of meditation has benefitted his life, [...]
Pioneering Buddhist chef Seng Luangrath wants you to know “Lao food is good food”
Shortly after Lao-American chef Seng Luangrath opened a Thai restaurant, she found herself asking, “Why am I [...]
Wellness & Psychology
5 Surprising Slogans to Help You Handle Anger
Zen teacher Norman Fischer applies five mind-training slogans to anger and other emotions. Photo illustrations [...]
What Meditation Can’t Cure
Meditation wasn’t designed to heal early psychological wounds, explains Debra Flics. She cautions us not to [...]
Wisdom for Difficult Times
Meeting Ourselves as We Are
Melissa Myozen Blacker, Roshi, one of three teachers leading this year's Lion's Roar Retreat, "Facing Life's [...]
Worried About Worrying
Susan Piver gives advice on working with a mind that can’t stop working over every detail. Question: I am [...]
