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Share Your Wisdom: What’s your advice for Buddhists new to the path?

Have you been practicing Buddhist for awhile? If so, what is your advice for people new to the path?

Right Here With You: Buddhist Chaplains’ Inspiring Stories of Spiritual Care

What’s it like to provide spiritual care in hospitals, hospices, prisons, and beyond? Seven Buddhist chaplains share their moving stories.

Traducción, transmisión y entrega

En este artículo especial, dos traductoras altamente calificadas, Cinthia Font, en conversación con Mariana Restrepo, y Lama Karma Yeshe Chodron, comparten no sólo el lugar que ocupa el traductor en la transmisión del dharma, sino también lo que se siente tomar ese papel y asumir esa responsabilidad.

Barbie’s Journey to Enlightenment

In the Greta Gerwig-directed "Barbie," the iconic doll embarks on a pink-hued journey toward enlightenment not unlike the historical Buddha’s. Jennifer Keishin Armstrong explores how "Barbie" serves as a meditation on consciousness, impermanence, and the true nature of reality.

How Amida Buddha Illuminates the Path of Compassion

Rev. Dr. Kenji Akahoshi shares the history and practice of Shin Buddhism, offering a pathway to awakening through the compassion of Amida Buddha.

The Power of Tonglen

On the inbreath, says Judy Lief, take in what is bad, freeing others from it. On the outbreath, offer what is good.

Celebrating Robert A. F. Thurman on his 82nd birthday

Today, we celebrate renowned Buddhist activist and scholar Robert Thurman’s 82nd birthday.

Barbie wears a shirt that says be yourself

El dharma de Barbie

Karen Maezen Miller se sintió desgarrada cuando su hija entró en la etapa de Barbie. Pero, ¿qué era peor, el comercialismo y los estándares de belleza poco realistas de la muñeca, o los prejuicios y conceptos adultos de la mamá?

Study reveals experiences of Asian American Buddhists practicing in non-Asian dominant spaces

Lion’s Roar associate editor Mihiri Tillakaratne reports on the key findings from a new study on how Asian American Buddhists shape identity and create community while practicing in non-Asian dominant spaces conducted by the Asian American Buddhist Working Group.

Remembering Buddhist teacher and author Wes Nisker (1942-2023)

Wes Nisker, the Oakland, California-based Buddhist teacher, author, radio personality, and founder and co-editor of "Inquiring Mind" has died.

Siddhartha’s 100th Birthday

A century after its publication, Randy Rosenthal explores how Hermann Hesse's classic novel "Siddhartha" came to be amidst the author's personal struggles and search for life's deeper meaning.

Your Spiritual Ancestor

Lion's Roar Editor Andrea Miller introduces the September 2023 “Women of Wisdom” issue of Lion’s Roar magazine.

Meet a Teacher: Pema Khandro Rinpoche

Pema Khandro Rinpoche gets personal with the Lion’s Roar readership.

An Interview with Pico Iyer, The Contemplative Traveler

For writer Pico Iyer, travel is a spiritual experience that shakes up our usual certainties and connects us to a richer, vaster world. Iyer talks with editor-in-chief Melvin McLeod about his book, "The Half Known Life: In Search of Paradise," and his eclectic contemplative practice.