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Another Birthday on Death Row
Rebecca Solnit celebrated his 56th birthday with Jarvis Jay Masters, who has spent some 30 years on death row, as he seeks freedom through meditation.
bell hooks and John Perry Barlow talk “prana in cyberspace”
A 1995 conversation between digital activist and lyricist John Perry Barlow — who died on February 7, 2018 — and social theorist bell hooks.
The Best of Thich Nhat Hanh: Life, Teachings, Quotes, and Books
An introduction to the life and teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh, founder of Engaged Buddhism, prolific Zen teacher, best-selling author, and peace activist.
Essential Meditation Books for Your Library
If you're looking for good books to begin or deepen your relationship to Buddhist meditation, you can't go wrong with these essential picks.
How to Practice Zazen Meditation
Jules Shuzen Harris teaches Zazen, the meditation practice at the heart of Zen Buddhism.
Share Your Wisdom: What is your favorite meditation practice?
What is your favorite meditation practice? Send your answer, location, and a headshot to [email protected] for possible inclusion in Lion's Roar magazine.
Richard Gere on Tibet’s Gift of Love
Actor and activist Richard Gere talks about his teacher the Dalai Lama, the warm heart of the Tibetan people, and how humanity can benefit from the values of Tibetan culture.
Death: The Greatest Teacher
Buddhist teacher Judy Lief explains why our awareness of death is the secret of life.
¿Es éste el secreto de la felicidad?
El budismo, la psicología y la experiencia vital, todos están de acuerdo en un punto, dice el sacerdote Zen y psiquiatra Robert Waldinger: un sentido del yo más amplio y más conectado hace la vida más plena y significativa.
Finding the Dharma
Teresa Shimogawa shares how she found her way to Buddhism after the death of her husband and how it became a flotation device to save her from drowning in despair.
Stop Woke: The War Against Awakening and Belonging
Ann Gleig offers commentary on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ “Stop WOKE Act,” reminding us that “the path to awakening is not an easy one.”
Foro: Budismo BIPOC (Personas negras, indígenas y de color)
La Sarmiento, Margarita Loinaz y Carol Iwata discuten las experiencias del budismo BIPOC –los obstáculos que enfrentan, y las contribuciones que están haciendo. A continuación, en un foro moderado, y con una introducción de Mariana Restrepo.
Is This the Secret to Happiness?
Buddhism, psychology, and life experience all agree on one point, says Zen priest and psychiatrist Robert Waldinger: a larger, more connected sense of self makes life fulfilling and meaningful.
Buddhist nun Ayya Khema was a force of nature — and of unconditional love
Lion's Roar's Rod Meade Sperry talks to Leigh Brasington about a new posthumous release from Ayya Khema, "The Path to Peace: A Buddhist Guide to Cultivating Loving-kindness."
Escuchar. Contemplar. Meditar.
Estas instrucciones, presentes en todas las tradiciones, suenan tan simples que podemos pensar que se explican por sí solas. Lama Karma Yeshe Chödrön nos invita a observarlas con más detenimiento.
The Sutta Pitaka
What was it like to gather around the Buddha and hear him teach? To find out, says Pascale F. Engelmajer, just read the suttas.
Ask the Teachers: How do we determine what is true dharma?
Buddhism was an oral tradition for hundreds of years, and many of the earliest writings were lost centuries ago. If we can’t have 100 percent certainty about what the Buddha actually taught—and it seems that we can’t—how do we determine what is the true dharma?
¿Qué te hace ser budista?
No se trata de las ropas que vistes, los rituales que realices, o la meditación que hagas, dice Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse. No es lo que comas o cuánto bebas. Es si aceptas los cuatro descubrimientos fundamentales que hizo el Buda debajo del árbol del Bodhi; si lo haces, te puedes llamar budista.
May You Be Safe
As Barbara Gates struggles to protect her adventurous dog Tony from danger, she contemplates the deep aspiration at the heart of loving-kindness practice.