The simple act of stopping, says Pema Chödrön, is the best way to cultivate our good qualities. Here are five ways meditation makes us better people.
Meditation: Touching In with the Present Moment
A meditation practice to find yourself in the present moment from renowned American Buddhist teacher Pema Chödrön.
Dad’s Happiness
In her widowed father’s pale, hopeful face, Ann Nichols saw that everything her mother had fallen for. Why should he be limited to a life without romance?
About a Poem: Naomi Shihab Nye on Rosemary Catacalos’ “Homesteaders”
About a Poem: Naomi Shihab Nye analyzes Rosemary Catacalos’ poem, “Homesteaders”.
Books in Brief – September 2013
Brief summaries of Buddhist books from the September 2013 issue of Lion’s Roar.
Review: There Is No God And He Is Always with You
Brad Warner says that the concept of God can be helpful to Buddhists. Catholic thinker Susan J. Stabile, formerly a Buddhist nun, thinks not. There is No God and He is Always With You By Brad Warner New World Library 2013; 360 pp., $15.95 (paper) I stopped believing in God long before I became a […]
Editorial: “Our Original Goodness” – September 2013
Editor-in-Chief Melvin McLeod’s editorial introduction to the September 2013 issue of Lion’s Roar.
Why Is America So Angry?
When the guy driving the late-model Volvo with a “War Is Not the Answer” bumper sticker gave me the finger, I knew America had taken a wrong turn.
Margaret Cho’s Comedy Is about Compassion
She’s a stand-up comedian, bisexual gay-rights activist and practitioner of tonglen meditation. Andrea Miller talks to Margaret Cho.
No Time to Meditate?
We think we don’t have time, but we do. Tina Welling on the real reason we don’t meditate.