For Tibetan Buddhists, this week marks Losar, the new year — a time to clean house, cherish family, make offerings, contemplate the past year and welcome the new.
Healing America’s Racial Karma
More than 150 years after the end of slavery, America’s tragic racial karma rolls on. If we understand how karma really works, says Buddhist teacher Larry Ward, we can stop it. It started before I was born. It began before you were born, too, this turning wheel of racialized consciousness. Its tracks are evident across […]
The Buddha’s Four Foundations of Mindfulness
Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi unpacks the Buddha’s original mindfulness manual.
The Lion’s Roar Podcast: The Evolution of the Mindfulness Movement with Diana Winston
Diana Winston discusses significant changes in the mindfulness movement and the relationship between the movement and Buddhism.
How to Stay Calm In the Midst of Chaos
Sharon Salzberg on the power of equanimity — the essence of complete presence.
Lion’s Roar is hiring an Intermediate Administrative Assistant
Lion’s Roar Foundation is looking for an Intermediate Administrative Assistant. At Lion’s Roar, a nonprofit, we’re mission-driven. We publish Buddhist wisdom and practices in order to benefit people’s lives and society at large, and we’re passionate about that work. The Intermediate Administrative Assistant will support our publishing and development work. It’s a dynamic in-office role […]
This Path Is Endless
“Martin Luther King Jr.’s work is not finished,” says Shinge Roko Sherry Chayat Roshi. We must continue it with gratitude on the endless path toward liberation for all.
The Bardo of a New Era: Part II – The Practice of Possibility
In the conclusion of this two-part article on change, Dr. g examines how the only way to navigate difficult experiences is to practice.
The Lion’s Roar Podcast: New Year’s Prayers from Roshi Joan Halifax and Leigh Brasington on The Path to Peace by Ayya Khema
This episode Upaya Zen Center founder Roshi Joan Halifax, as well as longtime student of the Buddhist nun Ayya Khema, Leigh Brasington.
Self-Compassion Meditation
A three-step contemplation from Kristin Neff to give yourself the compassion you need (and deserve).