Category: Dharma in Daily Life
The Beautiful Energy of Thoughts
Thoughts can make meditation a challenge. Shyalpa Tenzin Rinpoche tells us how we can experience thoughts as freedom, not imprisonment.
Embracing Change, We Discover the Changeless (Editorial/May 2012)
Editor-in Chief Melvin McLeod's editorial introduction to the May 2012 issue of Lion's Roar, explaining the theme of Embracing Change.
Breaking Through
After twenty-one years of intensive study, Kelsang Wangmo, a German-born Tibetan Buddhist nun, has become the first woman to receive the prestigious geshe degree. In this report from 2012, Amy Yee recounts her unlikely and courageous journey.
Ask The Teachers: Must you be a monk to attain enlightenment?
The teachers are asked whether it is necessary to be a monk to attain enlightenment.
Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche remembers Arbie Thalacker
Remembrance of Arbie Thalacker by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, dharma teacher and president of the Karmapa Foundation.
I Kinda Vow author Genine Lentine explains the background to her Half-Moon Ceremony
Genine Lentine explains the humorous piece she wrote for Buddhadharma, where she created a ceremony of vows called the Half-Moon Ceremony.
Why I’m Not a Buddhist
Stephen Schettini explains his justification for practicing Buddhism without calling himself a Buddhist.
Gone, but here
Donna Quesada, author of The Buddha in the Classroom, reflects on birth, death, losses, and gains.
In Memoriam: Joko Beck
Barry Magid remembers the great pioneer of American Zen, Charlotte Joko Beck, whose influence changed our thoughts on the nature of practice.
Creature Comfort
Dogs comfort their human companions and parrots care for their injured mates. When we increase our understanding of animal compassion, says behavioral ecologist Joanna Burger, we understand more about ourselves.