Category: Dharma & Society
Willa Blythe Baker’s advice for climate change activists
Willa Blythe Baker talks to Lion's Roar deputy editor Andrea Miller about how to build a movement that can change the world.
Even the Colonel Is Meditating
Meditation is getting mainstream enough to attract the attention of big advertisers. Rod Meade Sperry analyzes the latest videos from KFC.
We’re All Different: Musician Glenn Copeland on his journey as a Black, Buddhist, transgender artist
Finding my practice was the single most important thing in my life, says Glenn Copeland, one of Canada's musical greats.
You and Me — It’s All One Thing
James Ishmael Ford finds that an ancient Zen story's wisdom speaks quite well to our confusion around questions of identity, sexuality, and gender.
How the Three Jewels Healed My Heart After Abuse
In the midst of an abusive relationship, Buddhist practitioner Ray Buckner says the three jewels were painfully absent from their life.
Trevor Hall Is Making Music Out of “The Fruitful Darkness”
She’s my role model, says Trevor Hall of Roshi Joan Halifax, whose "The Fruitful Darkness" is a great inspiration behind his latest album.
How should Buddhists respond to the gun violence epidemic?
Like everyone else, I have been pondering the significance and aftermath of the recent mass shooting in San Bernadino, CA.
Awake in the Wild
Whether we're in a pristine rainforest or our own backyard, says Mark Coleman, nature is always available to deepen our mindfulness.
The Zen of The Dude
Is the Dude a Zen master? His enigmatic pronouncements are certainly food for thought—or nonthought.
How Tune-Yards created an indie-rock meditation on race and Buddhism
Lilly Greenblatt talks to Tune-Yards' Merrill Garbus about how race and Buddhism informed the band's latest release.