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Too Hateful to Be Buddhist? A Q&A with Kristina Wong
Comedian and activist Kristina Wong talks to Noel Alumit about making life-saving masks from monastic robes, being a food bank influencer, and (maybe) confusing Buddhism with fortune cookies.
How to Practice Chanting
It’s an expression of oneness — with the Buddha, with the sangha, with the cosmos itself. Mark Unno teaches you how to let go into the flow of chanting.
The Life-Changing Words of Mary Oliver
Rick Bass looks at the late Mary Oliver’s poem “The Summer Day,” which asks, “What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”
The Way of Flowers
Joan Stamm on how the Japanese art of flower arranging taught her to appreciate her mother—and the seeds she planted in Stamm’s heart.
Thich Nhat Hanh on The Practice of Mindfulness
The late Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh teaches five simple exercises to help you live with joy.
The Human Path
Editor-in-chief Melvin McLeod introduces the September 2024 issue of Lion’s Roar on the complete path of mindfulness.
The Price of Overshopping
Do you pursue happiness by buying things you don’t really need? Lauren Rosenfeld on what would actually make you happy.
Let Your Heart Break
Awareness will not solve the world’s problems, says Ronna Bloom, but it’s an important first step.
The Complete Path of Mindfulness
A life-changing journey begins with a single breath. With the simple act of paying mindful attention to one breath, says Melvin McLeod, we step onto a complete path that goes deeper and farther than we can imagine.
The Shape of Emptiness: David Provan’s Life & Art
Shortly before the acclaimed artist David Provan passed away on April 18, 2024, Jennifer Keishin Armstrong interviewed him at his studio. Now, recounting their meeting, she explores the Buddhist concepts at the heart of his work.
Why Meditate Face-to-Face?
Gregory Kramer and Rosie Dores teach us Insight Dialogue, a practice that harnesses the potency of relationship on the spiritual path.
Rev. angel Kyodo williams and Resmaa Menakem to gather Black leaders at “Being Black, Healing Black” event
The three-day event in September will “create a powerful container for embodied exploration and praxis with race unlike any other.”
Finding Balance Amidst Life’s Demands
There are burdens we can’t put down, says Furyu Nancy Schroeder. That fact is the true heart of our human life.
Books in Brief: July 2024
Jessica Little reviews eight new books for the July 2024 issue of <em>Lion's Roar</em>.
How to Set Better Boundaries
Guided by Buddhist teachings on the brahmaviharas, Elizabeth Hernandez-Stomp helps us learn when to say yes and how to say no.
The True Nature of a Flower
For Valerie Brown, her garden is a teacher of the dharma. In every bloom she sees impermanence, nonself, and nirvana.
5 Meditations to Calm Anxiety
Five easy meditations you can do to find calm, care for yourself, and ease your anxiety in any situation.
Toma tres respiraciones conscientes
Pema Chödrön nos enseña una técnica sencilla que podemos utilizar en cualquier momento que necesitemos un descanso de nuestros patrones habituales.
The Light Enters You: Remembering Video Artist Bill Viola
Video artist Bill Viola died Friday at his home in Long Beach, California of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. He was 73. As a video artist, Viola captured not just image, but experience, showing us what video art could be. In this 2004 interview with Lion’s Roar, Viola talked in detail, for the first time, about his Buddhist practice and how it informed his art.