“Can we say that this country follows the love of the Buddha?” asks Johnny Edward Dean Jr.
What’s the Music All About?
When nine-year-old Michael Stone was with his Uncle Ian, he had enough space to think about the world in new ways.
Pa’s Smile
Jaimal Yogis’s dad explained his final wishes: “I’ve gotten so much from Buddhism for good living, I’m not going to pass up their tips for good dying.”
The Heart Breaks
The Buddha saw an old man, ill man, dead man, and wise man. As her father’s health declined, Minal Hajratwala saw these same sights.
How to Walk in Someone Else’s Shoes
Contemplative psychologist Karen Kissel Wegela teaches a practice to help us see difficult people — and ourselves — more clearly.
Musical Meditations
Lion’s Roar magazine’s associate art director Andrew Glencross looks at three bodhisattvas of the music world: Éliane Radigue, John Coltrane, and Philip Glass.
Searching for Wisdom in the Clutter
Towering stacks of newspapers, a mountain of clippings — James Kullander feels they might contain some fact that would transform his life.
The Lion’s Roar Podcast: Changing Your Brain with Rick Hanson
Psychologist and author Rick Hanson shows Lion’s Roar’s Chris Pacheco how to use your mind to change your brain for the better.
The Lion’s Roar Podcast: Life is But a Dream with Andrew Holecek and Feeding Your Demons with Lama Tsultrim Allione
This episode of The Lion’s Roar Podcast features dream yoga specialist Andrew Holecek and “Feeding Your Demons” author Lama Tsultrim Allione.
Listen to “Unenlightened” — Born I’s newest example of “trap music for meditators”
Listen to Born I’s third single from his upcoming album, “Unenlightened.”