With the Holiday season upon us, Sumi Loundon Kim reflects upon her split religious identity: culturally Christian, devoutly Buddhist.
The Heart of Generosity

For December, Lion’s Roar features teachings on a powerful practice: compassion. Here, Gina Sharpe offers a short introduction to generosity, explaining how it can be the beginning of the end of suffering.
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness
Bhante Gunaratana explains that the Four Foundations of Mindfulness are mindfulness of body, feelings, mind, and dhamma.
One Thing At a Time
Zen teacher and yoga instructor Donna Quesada addresses our all-too-common need to get it done, whatever it is, right now.
The Halloween Monk
Happy Halloween! Peter Aronson shares the story of his unique Buddhist Halloween.
Overcoming Ego With the Practice of Chöd
Lama Tsulrtim Allione explains how the Buddhist practice of chöd — offering one’s own body to demons — can help us overcome ego.
Iliana: A Winter Solstice Tale
Iliana: A Winter Solstice Tale is the story of a little girl who lives with her family in the kingdom of Shambhala.
Coming Home: A Buddhist transitions genders

In 2010, at fifty-three, I surgically transitioned from male to female. It happened after years of therapy, soul-searching, and grudging self-acceptance.
Cultivating Peace in the Face of Violence

It’s our hope that, as we try to process this heartbreaking week, this collection of articles from the LionsRoar.com archives can be of help and comfort.
George Saunders shares the Buddhist influence that informed his now-famous meditation on kindness and regret

George Saunders’s 2013 convocation address about kindness rang so universally true that it went viral, and then became a book.