Archives: Authors
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana, known affectionately as “Bhante G,” was ordained as a Buddhist at age twelve in his native Sri Lanka. In 1968 he was invited to the United States to serve as general secretary of the Buddhist Vihara Society in Washington D.C., where he received his Ph.D. in philosophy from The American University. He is the founder of the Bhavana Society and abbot of its monastery in the Shenandoah Valley. He is the author of <em>Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness</em> and <em>Mindfulness in Plain English</em>.
Traleg Rinpoche
The Venerable Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche (1955–2012) was president and director of the Kagyu E-Vam Buddhist Institute in Melbourne, Australia and established the E-Vam Institute in upstate New York. He is the author of <em>The Essence of Buddhism: An Introduction to Its Philosophy and Practice</em>.
Sharon Salzberg
<a href="/sharon-salzberg/">Sharon Salzberg</a> is co-founder of Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, and the author of many books, including the <em>New York Times</em> bestseller, <em>Real Happiness</em>; her seminal work, <em>Lovingkindness</em>; and her latest, <em>Real Change: Mindfulness To Heal Ourselves and the World</em>.
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Thanissaro Bhikkhu is a monk in the Thai Forest Tradition. After moving to Thailand and studying under the forest master Ajaan Fuang Jotiko for ten years, he returned to the US and cofounded the Metta Forest Monastery in San Diego County, California, where he serves as abbot. The translator of numerous suttas and classical texts, his most recent book is <em>Four Noble Truths</em>. His books and many of his other teachings and translations can be found online at dhammatalks.org.
Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche
Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche is the abbot of Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling monastery in Kathmandu. Eldest son of the late Dzogchen master Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, he also teaches annually at Rangjung Yeshe Gomde, his retreat center in northern California.
Thich Nhat Hanh
<a href="/thich-nhat-hanh/">Thich Nhat Hanh</a> (1926-2022) was a renowned Zen teacher and poet, the founder of the Engaged Buddhist movement, and the founder of nine monastic communities, including <a href="https://plumvillage.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Plum Village Monastery</a> in France. He was also the author of <a href="https://www.parallax.org/product/at-home-in-the-world/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>At Home in the World</em></a>, <a href="https://www.parallax.org/product/the-other-shore-a-new-translation-of-the-heart-sutra-with-commentaries/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>The Other Shore</em></a>, and more than a hundred other books that have sold millions of copies worldwide.
Pema Chödrön
Pema Chödrön is an American Buddhist teacher, author, nun, and mother who inspires millions worldwide with her down-to-earth message of practicing peace in turbulent times. In <em>The Wisdom of No Escape</em>, <em>The Places that Scare You</em>, and other important books, she has helped us discover how difficulty and uncertainty can be opportunities for awakening. She serves as resident teacher at Gampo Abbey Monastery in Nova Scotia and is a student of Dzigar Kongtrul and the late Chögyam Trungpa. For more, visit <a href="https://pemachodronfoundation.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pemachodronfoundation.org</a>.
The Dalai Lama
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, is the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people and a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and the US Congressional Gold Medal. Unique in the world today, he is a statesman, national leader, spiritual teacher, and deeply learned theologian. He advocates a universal "religion of human kindness" that transcends sectarian differences. The Dalai Lama is universally respected as a spokesman for the peaceful and compassionate resolution of conflict. He has also been actively involved in bringing together Western scientists and Buddhist meditators, and is a founder of the Mind & Life Institute where such meetings of the minds can take place.
Reginald Ray
Reginald A. Ray, Ph.D., was Professor of Buddhist Studies at Naropa University and a teacher-in-residence at the Rocky Mountain Shambhala Center. He is the spiritual director of the Dharma Ocean Foundation and author of <em>Secret of the Vajra World: The Tantric Buddhism of Tibet.</em>
Jack Kornfield
Jack Kornfield is a founding teacher of the Insight Meditation Society and Spirit Rock Center and one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. He is a former Buddhist monk, a clinical psychologist, and a husband and father.
Christina Feldman
Christina Feldman is the author of Compassion: Listening to the Cries of the World. She is cofounder and a guiding teacher at Gaia House, a Buddhist meditation center in Devon, England, and a senior teacher at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts.
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche was born in Bhutan in 1961 and was recognized as the second reincarnation of the nineteenth-century master Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo. He has studied with and been empowered by some of the greatest Tibetan masters of this century, notably the late Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and the late Dudjom Rinpoche. Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche supervises his traditional seat of Dzongsar Monastery in Eastern Tibet, as well as newly established colleges in India and Bhutan. He has also established meditation centers in Australia, North America and the Far East.
Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche (1940-1987) is recognized for playing a pivotal role in the transmission of genuine Buddhadharma to the West. One of the first Tibetan Buddhist teachers to come to America, he established Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado and an organization of some 200 meditation centers worldwide known as Shambhala International. In addition to his best selling books on the Buddhist teachings, including <em>Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism</em> and <em>The Myth of Freedom</em>, he is the author of two books on the Shambhala warrior tradition: <em>Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior</em>, and <em>Great Eastern Sun: The Wisdom of Shambhala</em>.
Norman Fischer
Zoketsu Norman Fischer is a poet, essayist, and Soto Zen Buddhist priest who has published more than thirty volumes of poetry and prose, including most recently <em>When You Greet Me I Bow</em>. He is the founder of Everyday Zen, a community based in the San Francisco Bay area, as well as former abbot of the San Francisco Zen Center. He and his wife, Kathie Fischer, also a Soto Zen priest, have two children and three grandchildren and live in Muir Beach, California.
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche
Sakyong Mipham is the leader of Shambhala, a global community of meditation practitioners committed to realizing the inherent goodness in humanity. He is author of several books, including <i>The Shambhala Principle.</i> His website is <a href="http://www.sakyong.com/">sakyong.com</a>.
Lion’s Roar
Lion’s Roar is a non-profit media organization offering Buddhist wisdom and mindful living to benefit our lives and create a more caring and just world.
Sam Littlefair
Sam Littlefair is the former editor of LionsRoar.com. He has also written for <a href="https://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/ArticleArchives?author=3147450" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>The Coast</em></a>, <a href="https://www.mindful.org/what-tiny-houses-can-teach-us-about-living-large-with-less/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Mindful</em></a>, and <a href="https://atlanticbooks.ca/stories/justice-denied/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Atlantic Books Today</em></a>. Find him on Twitter, <a href="https://twitter.com/samlfair" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@samlfair</a>, and Facebook, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/samlfair" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@samlfair</a>.
Koun Franz
Koun Franz is a Soto Zen priest. He leads practice at Thousand Harbours Zen in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Ricardo Salcedo
Ricardo Salcedo is a husband and father of two, a carpenter, and a fan of sports that put him in nature's path. He's the Audience Development Manager for LionsRoar.com.