A Conversation on Love and Rage: Lama Rod Owens and Kate Johnson

In this conversation featured in Lama Rod Owens' new book "Love and Rage," he and Buddhist teacher Kate Johnson discuss how the dharma can help us hold our anger and work with our rage.

Happiness Is a Kind of Flower

Thich Nhat Hanh on how we can see happiness in the world around us.

The Nature of Fear

In this classic piece from the Lion's Roar archives, Joseph Goldstein explores the different types of fear, and how we can sit with fear and hold onto it in our practice.  

The Solidarity Sutra

Scholar and Soto Zen Buddhist priest Duncan Ryuken Williams shares his <em>Solidarity Sutra</em> for the coronavirus age.

Review: “Big Love”

Big Love is a comprehensive and evocative biography of Lama Thubten Yeshe, rich in historical and cultural context.

True Practice Is Never Disengaged

If we feel like our practice is here, and the world is over there, says Karen Maezen Miller, then we’re missing the point of practice.

Crisis.

How to Work With Fear and Pain in a Moment of Crisis

Even when it feels like you're lost in the universe, Emily Horn explains, you can face the unknown with a still and calm heart-mind.

Buddhadharma Book Briefs for Spring 2020

Joie Szu-Chiao Chen reviews "The First Free Women" by Matty Weingast, "Tsongkhapa" by Thupten Jinpa, "Dharma Matters" by Jan Willis, and more.

Thich Nhat Hanh: Be Beautiful, Be Yourself

Andrea Miller’s exclusive interview with Thich Nhat Hanh from 2012.

The Simplest Meditation

In the opening editorial of our March 2020 issue, editor-in-chief Melvin McLeod looks at the perfectly simple lesson the Buddha taught.

My Bully Became a Buddhist

When Eric Steuer discovered his childhood bully was now a Buddhist teacher, he asked him the question he’d always wanted to: Why did you treat me that way?

The Uneasy Dialogue between Buddhism and Feminism

Jue Liang reviews "Buddhist Feminisms and Femininities," edited by Karma Lekshe Tsomo.

Ram Dass, spiritual pioneer, dies at 88

The spiritual teacher and psychologist, Ram Dass, and author of "Be Here Now," died on December 22, 2019 in Maui, Hawaii. He was 88.

Stepping in It

When Grace Schireson gets it all wrong with her socks, she learns what’s more important than the rules.

Sangha Can Be the Next Buddha

Kenley Neufeld offers three ways we can rethink community and fulfill Thich Nhat Hanh’s aspiration for the Buddhist community.

More Yokes for More Folks

The Buddha told a famous story about a blind turtle and a golden yoke to illustrate how rare the chance to discover the dharma is. Let’s make it less rare, says Bri Barnett, for oppressed and marginalized people.

Iggy Pop, Patti Smith, and Laurie Anderson to perform at 2020 Tibet House benefit

Iggy Pop, Patti Smith, and Laurie Anderson will perform at the Tibet House US 33rd Anniversary Benefit Concert on February 26, 2020.

Connecting Young People to Deep Practice

Reflecting on his experience bringing Buddhism to college campuses, Aaron Stryker says engagement, integration, and depth are three things young people are looking for.

We Need More Heart

It’s not just about mind and meditation, says Ravi Mishra. To meet the needs of this time, Buddhists must take special care to develop their hearts.

Practicing Financial Awareness

Laura Jomon Martin suggests ways to identify our habitual patterns and attitudes around money and to foster a more generous outlook.