Body and Me
Ira Sukrungruang
Body was 375 pounds. Ira Sukrungruang bares his soul about their complicated relationship.
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What’s the Music All About?
Michael Stone
When nine-year-old Michael Stone was with his Uncle Ian, he had enough space to think about the world in new ways.
Find the Wisdom in Paradox
Kritee
If we don’t embrace the often-paradoxical complexity of societal ills, the actions we take to solve them will be merely “Band-Aids.” Kritee on getting to the root of a problem.
Pa’s Smile
Jaimal Yogis
The Heart Breaks
Minal Hajratwala
How to Walk in Someone Else’s Shoes
Karen Kissel Wegela
Overworked & Overwhelmed
Furyu Nancy Schroeder
Musical Meditations
Andrew Glencross
Searching for Wisdom in the Clutter
James Kullander
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Musical Meditations
Andrew Glencross
Lion’s Roar magazine’s associate art director Andrew Glencross looks at three bodhisattvas of the music world: Éliane Radigue, John Coltrane, and Philip Glass.
How to Drink a Mindful Cup of Tea
Joseph Emet
A cup of tea or coffee is a nice break. Drinking it mindfully is a real break. Joseph Emet teaches us this five-step practice.
Searching for Wisdom in the Clutter
James Kullander
Towering stacks of newspapers, a mountain of clippings — James Kullander feels they might contain some fact that would transform his life.
Remembering jazz legend and Buddhist Jerry Granelli
Rod Meade Sperry
Jazz musician, composer, music teacher, and Buddhist practitioner Jerry Granelli died on July 20 at his home in Halifax, Nova Scotia, at age 80.
Meditation is some serious funny business for Bizarro comic-strip artist Dan Piraro
Rod Meade Sperry
Rod Meade Sperry reports on the meditation advice recently shared by “Bizarro” creator Dan Piraro.
3 Lessons Pema Chödrön Taught Me
Andrea Miller
On the occasion of Pema Chödrön’s birthday, Lion’s Roar’s deputy editor Andrea Miller shares the important lessons Pema has taught her.
Three Methods for Working with Chaos
Pema Chödrön
Pema Chödrön describes three ways to use our problems as the path to awakening and joy.
The Dharma of Distraction
Judy Lief
It goes a lot deeper than how many times a day you check your phone. According to Buddhist teacher Judy Lief, distraction is the very foundation of ego.
The Heart Breaks
Minal Hajratwala
The Buddha saw an old man, ill man, dead man, and wise man. As her father’s health declined, Minal Hajratwala saw these same sights.
The Universe in a Grain of Rice
Andrea Miller
Andrea Miller reflects on the truth that interbeing is as close to us as the white on rice.
Leaving the Shore of Illusion
Leslie Davis
As a child, Buddhist practitioner Leslie Davis escaped her painful reality by daydreaming. Through meditation, she’s learned to resist the urge to escape into her mind and focus on the present moment.
Whatever Way the Wind Blows
Pico Iyer
So-called objective reality, Pico Iyer finds, is as fickle as the weather. Maybe that’s because it’s as much mind as matter.