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Making the Warrior Commitment

by Pema Chödrön| May 26, 2020

Making the Warrior Commitment

Pema Chödrön shows us how we can let go of self-centered worries and become a bodhisattva-warrior. It’s the greatest happiness of all.

How to Unleash Your Creativity

by Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche| August 6, 2018

How to Unleash Your Creativity

From the profound teachings of Dzogchen, the Great Perfection, Geshe Tenzin Wangyal tells us how to unleash powerful creative energy.

The Four Foundations of Mindfulness

by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana| May 9, 2018

The Four Foundations of Mindfulness

Bhante Gunaratana explains that the Four Foundations of Mindfulness are mindfulness of body, feelings, mind, and dhamma.

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.

Topsy-Turvy World

by Norman Fischer| June 1, 2017

Topsy-Turvy World

The strength of mind that comes from meditation, says Norman Fischer, can help us end the denial that keeps a world of problems spinning.

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.

Enter… the Bodhisattva

by David Loy| April 12, 2016

Enter… the Bodhisattva
compassion is a revolution bodhisattva activism slavery buddhism shambhala sun lion's roar buddhismMembers of the Buddhist Peace Delegation at a peace march in Washington, 2007. Photo by Maia Duerr, jizochronicles.com.

Members of the Buddhist Peace Delegation at a peace march in Washington, 2007. Photo by Maia Duerr, jizochronicles.com.David Loy on why Buddhism’s bodhisattva ideal is what the world needs now. Unless you’re on long retreat in a Himalayan cave, it’s becoming more difficult to overlook the fact that our world is beset by interacting ecological, […]

A laugh with David Sipress

by David Sipress| November 29, 2012

A laugh with David Sipress

David Sipress’ Buddhist cartoon from our November 2012 issue of Lion’s Roar. 

Is This Worth It?

by Sara Eckel| September 10, 2012

Is This Worth It?

Sara Eckel discovers that volunteering isn’t about getting back more than you give. It’s just about giving.

Something to Believe In

by Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel| September 10, 2012

Something to Believe In

Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyl on the power of belief to move us out of a small, self-focused world and into a bigger way of being.

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