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Searching for Spring: Pat Enkyo O’Hara on a Poem by a Sung Dynasty Nun

by Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara| February 1, 2020

Searching for Spring: Pat Enkyo O’Hara on a Poem by a Sung Dynasty Nun

Pat Enkyo O’Hara on an Anonymous Poem by a Sung Dynasty Nun.

How to Be a Good Citizen in Troubled Times

by Ira Sukrungruang, Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara, Toni Bernhard, Larry Yang, Charles R. Johnson, Karen Maezen Miller, Karen Connelly and Shinso Ito| January 19, 2020

How to Be a Good Citizen in Troubled Times

A good society is built one citizen at a time. Here are some Buddhist-inspired ways to be a good citizen in these troubled political times.

It Takes a Village Zendo: Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara’s Search for Connection

by Lindsay Kyte| July 29, 2019

It Takes a Village Zendo: Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara’s Search for Connection

A lifelong outsider, Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara leads a warm and engaged Zen community in New York’s Greenwich Village. Lindsay Kyte profiles one of Buddhism’s leading teachers.

Our Moment of Possibility and Joy

by Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara| June 3, 2018

Our Moment of Possibility and Joy

Who am I, really? Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara shares three teachings that have given her solace and strength as she’s asked that question.

How to Make All Your Work Meaningful

by Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara| July 27, 2017

How to Make All Your Work Meaningful
Image by Mark T. Morse.

Whether you’re waiting tables or washing laundry, meditating or making art, the key, Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara teaches, is always to savor the task at hand.

Include Everything

by Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara| July 19, 2017

Include Everything

A teaching on fear and street retreats by Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara.

What might “Ordinary Zen” look like?

by A. Jesse Jiryu Davis| May 23, 2017

What might “Ordinary Zen” look like?

In 2011, I started to ask about my sangha’s ordinariness. What do we look like meditating in our apartments, or sitting on a couch?

Feminine Principal

by Andrea Miller| June 9, 2016

Feminine Principal
white tara vajrayana deitiy feminine energy sanje elliot women buddhism female lion's roar shambhala sunWhite Tara, one of the principal Vajrayana deities representing enlightened feminine energy. Tara is the liberator whose compassion frees us from the fear and suffering of samsara. Painting by Sanje Elliot.

The principal figure in Buddhism is the teacher, a role traditionally dominated by men. Andrea Miller profiles three women teachers — Trudy Goodman, Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara, and Lama Palden Drolma — who are changing the face of Buddhism and making the teachings whole.

Rainbow Dharma: Teachings and articles for, about, and by LGBTIQ Buddhists

by Lion's Roar Staff| October 24, 2015

Rainbow Dharma: Teachings and articles for, about, and by LGBTIQ Buddhists
rainbow dharma, lgbt, lion's roar, buddhism, shambhala sunThe Buddhist flag (right) debuted in Sri Lanka in 1855 and was adopted internationally in 1952. The rainbow pride flag, designed by Gilbert Baker in 1978, has become a symbol of LGBTIQ hope and progress worldwide.

Everyone struggles with questions about identity. For LGBTIQ people, those questions can be more pressing. We look at how Buddhist wisdom can help.

The Work of the Moment

by Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara| April 18, 2015

The Work of the Moment
Shambhala Sun, Pat Enkyo O'Hara, Zen, Work, Lion's Roar, BuddhismImage by Mark T. Morse.

Like the monk who strived so hard he couldn’t see the goddess right behind him, if we push too hard for results we miss what is most intimate. When we and our work are one, says Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara, even the most mundane of life’s activities are profound and beautiful.

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