Dakini Energy: Feminist-Buddhist Artist Michela Martello

Jennifer Keishin Armstrong profiles the inspiring feminist-Buddhist artist Michela Martello—her life, her work, and the dream that put her on the spiritual path.

The Eightfold Path: Right Speech

Do you have something you want to say? Nikki Mirghafori on the questions to ask yourself.

The Eightfold Path: Right Livelihood

Work can be a path to changing the world, personal growth, and even spiritual discovery. Tami Simon explains.

The Eightfold Path: Right Effort

It’s not about striving for success, says Lama Karma Yeshe Chödrön. Right effort is a graceful fine-tuning.

The Eightfold Path: Right Concentration

When you’re in harmony with all the factors on the eightfold path, that is right concentration. A teaching by Bradley Donaldson.

Let’s Not Walk on Dead Bodies

Zenzele Isoke calls on Western Buddhists to confront gun culture and the profound suffering it creates.

Impecable desde el principio

Para superar los cinco obstáculos principales que enfrenta un bodhisattva, dice Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, debemos darnos cuenta de que todos los seres son primordialmente puros. En este artículo nos presenta las enseñanzas esenciales sobre la naturaleza búdica del libro de Maitreya, Uttaratantra Shastra.

America Needs bell hooks

Lion’s Roar is proud to offer this selection of bell hooks' writings and conversations from our pages on spirituality, race, feminism, and life.

Thich Nhat Hanh Sunlight of Awareness Practice

The Sunlight of Awareness

Shine the warm light of awareness on your thoughts and feelings, says Thich Nhat Hanh.

Can a Chatbot Share True Dharma?

Jiryu Mark Rutschman-Byler shares the story of “Roshibot,” an AI bot he created and trained with the teachings of the late Zen teacher Shunryu Suzuki Roshi.

Despiertos en el ahora

“Buda” significa “el despierto”. Karen Maezen Miller sobre de qué se despertó el Buda y cómo puedes despertar tú también.

Los cuatro fundamentos de la atención plena del Buda

Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi desempaca el manual de atención plena original del Buda.

Buddhadharma Book Briefs for Spring 2023

Joie Szu-Chiao Chen reviews "The Two Truths in Indian Buddhism," "Buddhist Ecological Protection of Space," "Forgiveness: An Alternative Account," and more. 

Meet a Teacher: Arinna Weisman

Arinna Weisman gets personal with the Lion's Roar readership.

Ya eres un Buda

En este artículo, el primero de una serie de cuatro partes sobre tantra, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche presenta las tres etapas de la meditación. La meditación, dice, es el proceso de reconocer tu naturaleza búdica y luego fomentar ese reconocimiento.

The Bird in the Cage Dilemma

C. Pierce Salguero contemplates the karmic framework in Buddhism, and how it informs life's ethical dilemmas. 

Todo es naturaleza de Buda

Pecado original versus bondad original: el budismo Mahayana ofrece una visión más esperanzadora de la naturaleza humana. La maestra zen Melissa Myozen Blacker revela cómo la práctica no dual nos libera de nuestros oscurecimientos temporales y revela nuestra verdadera naturaleza despierta.

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Tenzin Palmo: There Is Nothing a Woman Can’t Accomplish

Dominique Butet and Olivier Adam profile Tibetan nun Tenzin Palmo, who is changing the role of women in Tibetan Buddhist traditions.

International Women’s Meditation Center Foundation to present “Outstanding Women in Buddhism” 2023 awards on March 8

The annual award highlights “the acts of courage and determination by women in the history of Buddhism.”

Remembering Wayne Shorter, Rogue Philosopher (1933-2023)

Rod Meade Sperry looks at the life, art, and Buddhism of the jazz great Wayne Shorter.