It goes a lot deeper than how many times a day you check your phone. According to Buddhist teacher Judy Lief, distraction is the very foundation of ego.
Tree of Wisdom
Oak and maple, palm and pine—trees are our closest neighbors and most patient teachers. Henry Shukman on the common roots of people and trees.
The Myth of Multitasking
We have the illusion that multitasking makes us more efficient, but it only makes us unhappy, says Sharon Salzberg.
Searching for Spring: Pat Enkyo O’Hara on a Poem by a Sung Dynasty Nun
Pat Enkyo O’Hara on an Anonymous Poem by a Sung Dynasty Nun.
The Dharma in Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks’s quirky-cool special agent famously upended the idea of the TV G-man. Rod Meade Sperry looks at one of pop culture’s most endearing, enduring dharma friends.
Books in Brief (May 2014)
Brief summaries of Buddhist books from the May 2014 issue of Lion’s Roar magazine.
Editorial: The Practicality of the Profound
Editor-in-Chief Melvin McLeod’s introduction to the May 2014 issue of Lion’s Roar magazine.
Model Buddhist: Q&A with Naima Mora

For Naima Mora, being a fashion model goes beyond striking a pose. It’s about doing her part to make the world a better place.
It’s for You
Sometimes after a phone call, nothing is ever the same. But if you let it, says Douglas Penick, the bad news can come to feel a little like falling in love.
I Did Not Lose My Mind
It took an illness of the brain for Meg Hutchinson to discover the inherent sanity of her own mind. Her breakdown was actually a breakthrough.