Hip hop, like Buddhism, is about liberation. Johnny Edward Dean Jr. on the dharma of Big Sean.
The Dalai Lama on Surviving the Climate Crisis Together
For the sake of future generations, the Dalai Lama tells journalist and activist Franz Alt, we must develop a sense of universal responsibility — for the earth and all humanity.
The Zen of Peter Coyote
Actor, writer, narrator, and one-time radical — Jennifer Keishin Armstrong on the many roles of Zen priest Peter Coyote.
We Need a Revolution of Compassion
In this powerful statement on the climate crisis, the Dalai Lama calls on us to make this a century of compassion for the planet and all its inhabitants.
Meet a Teacher: Shinzen Young
Shinzen Young gets personal with the Lion’s Roar readership.
You Are Not Your Job
A lot of people are feeling insecure about work these days. But no matter what happens, says Dan Zigmond, remember that it’s just a job. It isn’t you. This year we have all learned the lesson of impermanence. The plans we thought we were making, the lives we thought we were living—2020 has taught us […]
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.
White People, It’s Time to Look in the Mirror
Ayesha Ali asks white people to examine their life and privilege—without shame but with deep curiosity about why you don’t really know or understand her.