Archives: LR Articles
The Buddhist Path that Transformed Tina Turner
Tina Turner credited her Buddhist practice for her survival, success, and happiness. Following her passing, Donald Brackett looks at the legacy she leaves behind.
The Buddha’s Smile
Lion's Roar Editor Andrea Miller tells the story of the ceramic Buddha cup from her childhood and how it inspires her on the Buddhist path.
The Quickest Way to Clean Potatoes
When you stir dirty potatoes in a pot, they clean each other. Jane McLaughlin-Dobisz on the bumps and benefits of being with others.
Lion’s Roar July 2023 Book Reviews
Bonnie Nadzam surveys new books on crisis care, climate change, and deep dharma.
Date cuenta de tu verdadera naturaleza
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche presenta prácticas para reconocer la verdadera naturaleza de la mente: vacía y abierta, luminosa y consciente.
How to Multiply Joy in Your Life
Christiane Wolf on how to practice sympathetic joy, or mudita — delight in the happiness of others.
AAPI Month: LGBTQ+ Asian American Buddhists
This week, for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month, we're exploring stories by and about queer Asian American Buddhists.
El camino de un colombiano al budismo
Sanriki, un sacerdote de la tradición budista zen, comparte su historia de cómo encontró el budismo en Colombia en medio de la violencia y el conflicto politico y social de su país.
Qué hacer cuando no puedes dormir
La meditación y la atención plena pueden ayudarlo a obtener el sueño que necesita. Joseph Emet sobre cómo sentirse más descansado.
Tina Turner: What’s Love Got to Do With It?
The legendary rock’n’roll singer Tina Turner died Wednesday at her home in Küsnacht, Switzerland after a long illness. She was 83. In this interview, Andrea Miller talks to Turner about the power of song and her Buddhist practice.
Dogen’s Instructions to the Gardener
Karen Maezen Miller on cultivating the three minds—joyful mind, kind mind, and great mind.
Freedom Together launches mindfulness teacher-training program for BIPOC
The year-long training program aims to cultivate a community of BIPOC mindfulness teachers.
The Eightfold Path: Right View
Koun Franz on seeing what’s in front of you, even the things you’d rather not see.
This Is the Practice
When the Buddha tended to a dying monk, he demonstrated how to live, how to die, how to care for others. Vanessa Sasson offers her retelling of that poignant story.
AAPI Month: Asian American Buddhist Activism and Solidarity
For Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month, we’re sharing articles by and about Asian American Buddhists from our archives.
5 Great Meditation Teachers
Beginning with the Buddha himself, five extraordinary teachers instruct us in the practice of calming the mind, cultivating awareness, and — ultimately — finding freedom.
Cómo no desgastarse
El activismo sustentable comienza con no llamarnos a nosotros mismos activistas, dice Keisha Bush.
AAPI Month: Asian American Histories, Buddhism, and the United States
This week, for AAPI Heritage Month, we're exploring how Asian American histories intersect with Buddhist and U.S. histories.
El regalo de Sujata
Al comprender el término medio entre el ascetismo y la indulgencia, Siddhartha aceptó arroz con leche de la granjera Sujata. Hun Lye celebra los deliciosos y saludables platos de arroz, que pueden recordarnos esa comida fundamental.
AAPI Month: Exploring the Inner Lives of Asian American Buddhists
This week, for AAPI Heritage Month, we're exploring the personal narratives of Asian American Buddhists.