“The dignity and wisdom of my mother’s small act of kindness feels to me like a blessing we are all invited to learn from.”
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.
A Beautiful Wish (You Are the Sun…)
Our deepest and most beautiful wish is to become a better person. Just follow the wanting itself, says Zen teacher John Tarrant. That is the gate.
In a Room Beside the Sea
Outside there’s a radiant Greek sun, but inside there’s work to do. What happens when Bonnie Friedman opens the shutters?









