Archives: LR Articles
La vida al borde
La maestra budista Joan Halifax describe cinco “etapas al límite” donde el valor se encuentra con el miedo y la libertad se encuentra con el sufrimiento.
Dharma for a Traumatized World
The cause of our global suffering is forgetting that we belong to one another and to the earth. Tara Brach recommends four practices to nourish a sense of collective belonging.
The Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu — The Best of Spiritual Friends
From The Dalai Lama and the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu's book, "The Book of Joy," an inside look at the spiritual leaders' dear friendship.
Yes, She Was a Powerful Woman! A Dedication to bell hooks
Pamela Ayo Yetunde, Aishah Shahidah Simmons, Kamilah Majied, Lori Perine, and Zenzele Isoke reflect on the profound life and legacy of bell hooks.
‘Tis the Season of Compassion
Author and teacher Janice Lynne Lundy explains how a simple question helps her to keep her heart open – to others, and to herself.
The Zen of Joan Didion
Read David Swick's classic Lion's Roar profile of Joan Didion, who died December 23 at age 87.
The Traveling Nunk: Sister Clear Grace and Pamela Ayo Yetunde in Conversation
Pamela Ayo Yetunde talks to Sister Clear Grace about the journey to becoming a Buddhist nun and hitting the road in a temple on wheels.
The Doctrinal Case for Buddhist Protest Movements
“What good is an enlightened being if they turn their back on the world?” asks Sensei Alex Kakuyo. Here, he shares why Buddhists belong in activist protest movements.
Buddhadharma Book Briefs for Winter 2021
Joie Szu-Chiao Chen reviews "We Were Made for These Times" by Kaira Jewel Lingo, "The Wakeful Bod" by Willa Baker Blythe, "The Buddha’s Tooth" by John S. Strong, and more.
What Stories Do We Allow Ourselves to Hear?
When we read fantastical stories in Buddhist texts, we might simply dismiss them as myth. Ralph H. Craig III invites us to look at them a little more deeply.
The Best of bell hooks: Life, Writings, Quotes, and Books
Renowned author, feminist theorist, and cultural critic bell hooks passed away on Dec. 15 at the age of 69. Read about her remarkable life and and work, alongside a selection of pieces by and conversations with hooks published in the pages of Lion's Roar.
Helping Hands
Five Buddhist teachers who’ve made helping others through social and political action a keystone of their practice.
The Art of Awakening
Denise Leidy offers a brief history of Buddhist art, from the stupa to the mandala.
Lion’s Roar da la bienvenida a nuestra nueva editora asociada, Mariana Restrepo
Mariana Restrepo, Editora Asociada de Lion's Roar Estamos muy emocionados por compartirles que una nueva editora asociada se ha unido a Lion’s Roar; Mariana Restrepo. Su muy-necesaria labor será promover las voces de budistas latinx.
Cómo descubrí mi respiración (¡y mucho más!)
Contar las respiraciones -la práctica de presencia mental o mindfulness más simple- llevó a la maestra Zen, Karen Maezen Miller a un profundo camino espiritual.
Lion’s Roar welcomes a new associate editor, Mariana Restrepo
Mariana's focus will be on the much-needed work of promoting the voices of Latinx Buddhists.
The Ordinary, Extraordinary Teacher
Buddhadharma Editor Koun Franz on meeting his teacher for the first time.
Teachers You May Not Know But Should
Ross Nervig on some teachers past and present whose lives and teachings have a lot of offer us.
Together in This Moment
From the Dalai Lama to queer dharma to the beloved community — Bonnie Nadzam looks at new books that bring us together in the wisdom of the present.
Show Up In a Good Way
For Zen priest Ben Connelly, joining with Indigenous communities to oppose the Line 3 pipeline gets to the heart of his practice. But to do that, he can no longer ignore how he has benefited from an unjust society.