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Arthur Sze on Language as a Raft
Arthur Sze, Poet Laureate of the United States, speaks with Jhani Randhawa about the spiritual endeavor of poetry and translation.
Bodhi Leaves Fellowship
Lion’s Roar, a leading voice for Buddhism in the English-speaking world, invites applications to its Bodhi Leaves Fellowship.
Some Days, I Have No Patience for Mindfulness
Kyle Neo spilled milk, lost patience for being a patient, and remembered that mindfulness is a practice, not a personality trait.
Meet a Teacher: Myokei Caine-Barrett, Shonin
Buddhist teacher Myokei Caine-Barrett, Shonin gets personal with the Lion's Roar readership.
Wise Engagement
Not-knowing, bearing witness, and taking action—these tenets offer a grounded way to meet charged moments with clarity and compassion. Jitsujo T. Gauthier explains how to bring this three-fold path into your life.
When Anxiety Arrives Unexpectedly
Lion's Roar editor Andrea Miller introduces the November 2026 issue.
The Essential Practice Nobody Is Talking About
Josh Korda on why right effort is so important—it keeps the mind from slipping into the spirals and storylines that make life harder than it needs to be.
Ride the Waves
Novice bodysurfer C. J. Bahnsen on what the ocean taught him about spacious awareness.
Too Much to Do, Too Little Time
Allyson Pimentel on how to take refuge when overwhelm takes over.
Social Koans
Brian Joshin Byrnes explores how Zen practice meets the hardest human situations and asks what compassion really requires.
Books in Brief: November 2026
Jessica Little reviews eight new books for the November 2026 issue of Lion's Roar.
Thay’s Continuation
Barry Boyce explores how the Plum Village community is carrying Thich Nhat Hanh’s wisdom into the future through collective leadership, living practice, and bold new forms of transmission. Marking the one hundredth anniversary of his birth, this is a portrait of a tradition reinventing itself while staying rooted in the teacher who shaped it.
Finding Relief from Depression & Anxiety
Psychoanalyst and dharma teacher Pilar Jennings weaves Buddhist wisdom with contemporary psychotherapy to illuminate the mind’s capacity to heal. She reveals how meeting suffering directly can restore a sense of well-being.
Paula Pietranera: The Art of Connection
Paula Pietranera reveals how her sculptural paintings arise through interconnection—between materials, tradition and innovation, and the attentive practice that shapes her work.
Uganda Buddhist Centre campaign secures land deposit, sets new December deadline
The campaign to protect land for the Uganda Buddhist Centre — and build Africa's first dedicated retreat center — has cleared its first major hurdle. Supporters now have a new deadline, and new ways, to help finish the job.
The Light That Is Always Here
Nichiren Buddhist teacher Mark Herrick draws on the Lotus Sutra to explore how practice can clear the mental “soot” that keeps us from recognizing our innate buddhahood.
Thich Nhat Hanh on How to Heal Your Inner Child
Healing the pain of our wounded child within, says Thich Nhat Hanh, is key.
What It Means to Live
The Buddha taught that life is shaped by three universal qualities: impermanence, suffering, and no-self. In this special section, three Buddhist teachers take an indepth look at these three marks of existence, revealing how what may sound bleak actually opens the way to clarity and liberation.
This Moment Is Perfect
There is only one moment for you to be alive, and that is the present moment, says Thich Nhat Hanh. Go back to the present moment and live this moment deeply, and you’ll be free.