Category: Dharma & Society

Christiana Figueres, Thich Nhat Hanh, UN, Climate Change, Lion's Roar, Buddhism

Christiana Figueres cites Thich Nhat Hanh’s influence in Paris climate talks

Figueres is the executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

George Yamazawa, Poetry, Slam, Lion's Roar, Buddhism,

In this mic-dropping poetry slam, George Yamazawa out-logics slurs with Buddhism

In rhythmic verse, George Yamazawa talks about the power of words as insults and poetry, and the love that Buddhism inspires.

Tenzin Palmo, Gloria Steinem, Patriarchy, Buddhism, Lion's Roar, Buddhadharma

Waking Up to Patriarchy

Gloria Steinem and Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo talk about personal challenges they’ve faced, progress they’ve seen, and why there’s still more to be done.<p><strong>Gloria Steinem: </strong>In reading about your life, I’ve been astounded by the degree to which we share certain parallels. We both had mothers who were very supportive of us and also very interested in spirituality. My mother was a theosophist. And so were both of my grandmothers. We both went to India, though in very different ways. I went to India for a couple of years after I graduated from college, mainly because I was trying not to get married.</p>

Garry Shandling tells the Dalai Lama a joke — and bombs

Shandling is hardly the first to bomb with a Buddhism joke told to the Dalai Lama.

Spiritual writer and teacher Stephen Levine dies

The American spiritual writer and teacher Stephen Levine has died at age 78. A brief announcement on the Facebook page shared between Stephen and wife Ondrea Levine states: Dear Friends, Stephen passed away at home in his bed this afternoon after a long illness. He was 78 years old. His heart has gone to God. His…