Rod Meade Sperry takes a look at Garry Shandling’s lesser known spiritual side and life as a student of Buddhism.
Know Your Enemy
We call people who harm us enemies, but is that who they really are? When we see the person behind the label, say Buddhist teachers Sharon Salzberg and Robert Thurman, everyone benefits.
Is Buddhism a Religion?
Is Buddhism a religion, psychology, or way of life? Our three experts, Charles Prebish, Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, and Joan Sutherland, join the debate.
Are You Spiritual But Not Religious?
Buddhism is about realization and experience, not institutions or divine authority. This makes it especially suited to those who consider themselves spiritual but not religious. Here are ten reasons why:
Don’t Think of the Elephant!
The yoga teacher’s instruction was not to think of anything, but what do you do when pushing thoughts away just makes them get bigger?
How late Buddhist comedian Mike DeStefano took refuge from the darkness
Rod Meade Sperry takes a look at how the late comedian Mike DeStefano found himself on the Buddhist path.
Mindfulness is the Best Medicine

After 13 years as a Buddhist nun, Sister Dang Nghiem looks back on her medical career and realizes monastic practice and medicine aren’t that different.
Wise Fools

Honesty. Insight. Outside-the-box thinking. Today’s great comedians may not know much about Buddhism, but they practice some of its core principles.
Editorial: Welcome to the Big Tent
Associate Editor Rod Meade Sperry’s editorial introduction of the November 2013 issue of Lion’s Roar magazine.
About a Poem: Christopher Martin on Byron Herbert Reece’s “Mountain Fiddler”
About a Poem: Christopher Martin analyzes Byron Herbert Reece’s poem, “Mountain Fiddler”.