For writer Pico Iyer, travel is a spiritual experience that shakes up our usual certainties and connects us to a richer, vaster world. Iyer talks with editor-in-chief Melvin McLeod about his new book, The Half Known Life: In Search of Paradise, recently named as one of New York Times’ “100 Notable Books of 2023.”
Lion’s Roar September 2023 Book Reviews
From simple healing instructions for daily meditation to a scientific theory of complexity and a thoroughgoing investigation into suicidal ideation, Bonnie Nadzam reviews this season’s latest titles.
Beyond the Binary
With our ideas of right and wrong, male and female, we’re stuck in the suffering of dualistic thinking. Nonbinary author Tomara Garrod wants freedom.
Green Tara: You Are the Divine Feminine
No matter your gender identification, you can do Green Tara practice and help bring yourself—and the world—into balance. Lama Döndrup Drölma offers step-by-step instructions.
Right Here With You: Buddhist Chaplains’ Inspiring Stories of Spiritual Care
What’s it like to provide spiritual care in hospitals, hospices, prisons, and beyond? Seven Buddhist chaplains share their moving stories.
How Listening Becomes a Spiritual Practice
Everything and everyone are always teaching us the dharma, says Christian McEwen. We just have to know how to listen.
Your Spiritual Ancestor
Lion’s Roar Editor Andrea Miller introduces the September 2023 “Women of Wisdom” issue of Lion’s Roar magazine.
The Vastness of a Robe
Falling into bits and pieces, the robe — like everything else — becomes the universe. A teaching by Tenshin Reb Anderson.
Never a Dull Moment
Karl Palma won’t cook with a dull blade or a dull mind.
Meet a Teacher: Pema Khandro Rinpoche
Pema Khandro Rinpoche gets personal with the Lion’s Roar readership.