According to Zen priest Gesshin Greenwood, NBC’s The Good Place shows us people are good because of their bond to each other — even in the afterlife.
Wayne Shorter’s Musical Masterwork, Emanon, Is a Big Mind Adventure
Wayne Shorter is one of jazz’s great geniuses, and at 85 remains an inspired, inspiring workhorse. His new three-disc album — which comes matched with a graphic novel — showcases his innovation, recalls his storied career, and reflects his Buddhist practice.
A Woman of Zen
Melissa Myozen Blacker recounts how she, as a practitioner and a teacher, has navigated a male-dominated tradition.
Meeting Ourselves as We Are
Melissa Myozen Blacker, Roshi on how to find space and relief when painful emotions are present.
Who Was Milarepa?
Milarepa was a Tibetan master, yogi, and poet who led an inspiring life of spiritual progress and human accomplishment.
Confessions of a Terrible Cook
Lion’s Roar magazine’s associate editor Lindsay Kyte tries to master the microwave. Will she defeat her sense of defeat?
Dalai Lama to meet with survivors of Buddhist teacher abuse
Twelve survivors of abuse by five different Buddhist teachers launched a petition for the meeting earlier this week.
Claire Wineland, Cystic Fibrosis activist, dies at age 21
Claire Wineland, an activist who lived with cystic fibrosis and was influenced by Buddhist practice, passed away Sunday evening. She was 21.
5 Surprising Slogans to Help You Handle Anger
Zen teacher Norman Fischer applies five mind-training slogans to anger and other emotions.
How to Read Dharma
Studying Buddhist teachings is different from learning other subjects. Judy Lief shows you how to read the dharma so that it really changes you.