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Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month
For Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month, we're sharing articles by and about Asian American Buddhists from our archives.
Dani Shapiro: Dharma & Devotion
Dani Shapiro talks about being raised Orthodox Jewish, uncovering a decades-old family secret, and writing her new novel—her most spiritual work yet.
Discover the Freshness of Each Moment
The fruit of Chan practice is discovering the freshness of each moment. Guo Gu on silent illumination, gong’an, and engaging with the world.
Lion’s Roar May 2023 Book Reviews
Bonnie Nadzam reviews new books that can help us navigate the ups and downs of life—from personal grief to collective rage to the joy of creativity.
How to Become a Bodhisattva
Pilar Jennings on how to overcome two common roadblocks to compassion. The key is facing the truth of suffering—your own and others.
Zen During Wartime: Sergey Washin Tsarenko on Practice in Ukraine
“Life may not be the same,” writes Zen priest Sergey Washin Tsarenko about day-to-day existence in Ukraine, “but it is always worth living it fully.”
Watch: Dr. Vandana Shiva’s Wisdom for Our Environmental Crisis
Physicist, environmental activist, and author, Dr. Vandana Shiva speaks passionately about the wisdom of interdependence and the environmental crisis.
How Menopause Made Me a Better Buddhist
Chokey Tsering recounts her turbulent experience with perimenopause, and how it allowed her to access a new side to her Buddhist practice.
The Luminous Dharma of “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Sean Feit Oakes explores the dharmic lessons of emptiness and compassion in the Oscar-winning film "Everything Everywhere All at Once."
Cuando un maestro budista cruza la línea
La relación entre maestro y alumno en el budismo Vajrayana es intensa y compleja. Es fácil de malinterpretar e incluso puede ser mal utilizada. El respetado maestro tibetano Mingyur Rinpoche explica la ética en el Vajrayana, cómo encontrar un maestro genuino y qué hacer si un maestro se pasa de la raya.
When the Buddha Was a Tree
Trees can show us how to be bodhisattvas. Rafe Jnan Martin draws important lessons from an old tale.
El maestro budista Lama Zopa Rinpoche, co-fundador de la FPMT, muere a sus 76 años
Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche fue el co-fundador del monasterio Kopan, de la editorial Wisdom Publications y de la organización Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT).
Buddhist teacher Lama Zopa Rinpoche, co-founder of FPMT, dies at 76
Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche was the co-founder of Kopan Monastery, Wisdom Publications, and the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT).
La meditación solo llega hasta cierto punto
Si quieres conectarte con la cualidad mental abierta y espaciosa, dice Willa Blythe Baker, en algún momento tienes que dejar de intentar meditar.
Head of the Tibetan government-in-exile defends Dalai Lama after video circulates of exchange with boy
“His Holiness wishes to apologize to the boy and his family, as well as his many friends across the world, for the hurt his words may have caused,” the statement reads.
Chögyam Trungpa Digital Library at Naropa University launches with catalog of over 170 recorded teachings
The new Chogyam Trungpa Digital Library at Naropa University is offering an online archive of recorded teachings by the late Tibetan Buddhist teacher Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in both audio, video, and transcript format.
Venerable Gyatrul Rinpoche, senior lama in the Nyingma school, has died
Venerable Gyatrul Rinpoche, a senior lama of the Palyul lineage of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism, died on Saturday April 8.
How to Make a Spectacular Mistake
You’re going to make one anyway, says Anita Feng. So why not go big? You might end up with something more beautiful than perfection.
The Buddha’s Mnemonic Device
Associate Editor Mihiri Tillakaratne introduces the May 2023 Issue of Lion's Roar.
Sujata’s Gift
Realizing the middle way between asceticism and indulgence, Siddhartha accepted milk-rice from the farmer Sujata. Hun Lye celebrates the delicious, healthy rice dishes, which can remind us of that pivotal meal.