Buddhist thinker and environmental activist Joanna Macy on the global awakening the planet needs. At heart, it’s a spiritual revolution.
The Ultimate Healing
The Buddha’s analysis of how to free ourselves from suffering is profound, universal, and eternal, says Melvin McLeod.
¿Cuáles son Las Cuatro Nobles Verdades?
¿Cuáles son Las Cuatro Nobles Verdades? Las famosas cuatro verdades budistas son llamadas nobles porque nos liberan del sufrimiento. Son las enseñanzas básicas de Buda, y comprenden el camino budista completo.
Lead with Love & Wisdom
In the opening editorial of the January 2021 issue of Lion’s Roar magazine, editor-in-chief Melvin Mcleod looks at what we can learn from the great moral leaders of our time.
The Promise and Peril of Spiritual Authority
Gina Sharpe, Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara, and Pilar Jennings examine spiritual power, the roots of its abuse, and how we might learn to hold it differently going forward.
How Mindfulness Leads to Enlightenment
Melvin McLeod on how Buddhism uses mindfulness to develop the wisdom that frees us from suffering.
Love Is Not All We Need
If love were enough to truly help others, there would only be one kind of bodhisattva. Melvin McLeod on the trinity of bodhisattva archetypes.
The Secret Is Mind
In the opening editorial of the May 2020 issue of Lion’s Roar, Melvin McLeod looks at Buddhism’s central insight and the key to Buddhist meditation.
This Is the Buddha’s Love: An Interview with Thich Nhat Hanh
The great Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh talks about non-self, interdependence, and the love that expands until it has no limit.
The Simplest Meditation
In the opening editorial of our March 2020 issue, editor-in-chief Melvin McLeod looks at the perfectly simple lesson the Buddha taught.