Category: Dharma & Society
Buddhist Council of New York partners with Columbia University Buddhist Association to celebrate Vesak
On April 29, 150 people gathered at Columbia University’s Low Library celebrate Vesak.
Dani Shapiro: Dharma & Devotion
Dani Shapiro talks about being raised Orthodox Jewish, uncovering a decades-old family secret, and writing her new novel—her most spiritual work yet.
Zen During Wartime: Sergey Washin Tsarenko on Practice in Ukraine
“Life may not be the same,” writes Zen priest Sergey Washin Tsarenko about day-to-day existence in Ukraine, “but it is always worth living it fully.”
Watch: Dr. Vandana Shiva’s Wisdom for Our Environmental Crisis
Physicist, environmental activist, and author, Dr. Vandana Shiva speaks passionately about the wisdom of interdependence and the environmental crisis.
Head of the Tibetan government-in-exile defends Dalai Lama after video circulates of exchange with boy
“His Holiness wishes to apologize to the boy and his family, as well as his many friends across the world, for the hurt his words may have caused,” the statement reads.
Chögyam Trungpa Digital Library at Naropa University launches with catalog of over 170 recorded teachings
The new Chogyam Trungpa Digital Library at Naropa University is offering an online archive of recorded teachings by the late Tibetan Buddhist teacher Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in both audio, video, and transcript format.
Dakini Energy: Feminist-Buddhist Artist Michela Martello
Jennifer Keishin Armstrong profiles the inspiring feminist-Buddhist artist Michela Martello—her life, her work, and the dream that put her on the spiritual path.
America Needs bell hooks
Lion’s Roar is proud to offer this selection of bell hooks' writings and conversations from our pages on spirituality, race, feminism, and life.
A Spring Prayer
Shozan Jack Haubner presents a prayer for the chaotic awakening of nature that is spring.
Remembering Wayne Shorter, Rogue Philosopher (1933-2023)
Rod Meade Sperry looks at the life, art, and Buddhism of the jazz great Wayne Shorter.
The Kung Fu Nuns, Fighting for All Sentient Beings
Karen Greenspan reports for Lion's Roar on this courageous group of Himalayan Buddhist sisters, who champion gender equality and respect for the environment.
Healing America’s Racial Karma
It started before I was born. It began before you were born, too, this turning wheel of racialized consciousness. Its tracks are evident across the face of time and the threads of human connection. Let us propose this is not an intractable condition but a legacy of human thought, speech, and physical behaviors. Our racialized…
The Simple Insight That Made Me a Buddhist
John Mifsud shares the story of how he found himself at the feet of a golden Buddha in Thailand, where a simple insight changed his perspective.
Finding My Spiritual Home as a Muslim and Buddhist
Som Pourfarzaneh’s two religions are sometimes at odds. Can he practice both without losing the richness of either?
Watch: “The Heart-Mind is a Wonderful Thing to Gain” offers compassion teachings by Black Buddhist teachers
This free series offers helpful compassion teachings from Pamela Ayo Yetunde, Jan Willis, Christian Howard, and Cheryl A. Giles.
Buddhist Sangha as Refuge for LGBTQ+ People
Pamela Ayo Yetunde reflects on the recent shooting at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, sharing how Buddhists can work to create a community of refuge for LGBTQ+ people.
Psychedelic Insight
Psychedelics and spirituality—including more than a few Buddhist concepts and practices—are reuniting with science after decades of estrangement. Jennifer Keishin Armstrong on this new frontier in the study of mind.
The Power of Silence
Silence can be noble or ignoble, liberating or oppressive. Bhante Sumano on knowing when, why, and how to be silent—but not silenced.
Love Everyone: A Guide for Spiritual Activists
Sharon Salzberg and Rev. angel Kyodo williams discuss how we can bring spirituality and politics together to build a more just and compassionate society.
Beginning a Buddhist Pedagogy for the Privileged Oppressed
Pamela Ayo Yetunde explores how Buddhist pedagogy is an essential framework for Buddhist teachers to educate themselves and their communities about our criminal justice systems.