Archives: LR Articles
We Will All take This Journey
Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen sits down with Shambhala Sun's Melvin McLeod to discuss illness, loss and spiritual growth.
Down to Earth
As we get more connected globally, we’re becoming less connected locally. The global village is certainly global, but it’s no village.
Meeting in the Darkness
With the people who live with chronic hopelessness and fear, we try to live comfortably in their darkness. And that's the hardest thing of all.
Julia Cameron on the Path of Creativity
Julia Cameron, the author of The Artist's Way and The Vein of Gold in conversation with Samuel Bercholz.
Natalie Goldberg Puts It All Into Words
Writing is where I give everything. I know that when I'm doing sitting meditation, I hold back. Writing is where I put my ass on the line.
Queer Spirituality
Peter Sweasey discusses sexual identity as help and hindrance on the path towards spiritual discovery.
When the Spirit Moves You
"I walked further and further away from father and son," says bell hooks. But my steps always drew me closer to holy spirit."
The Lone Mountain Path: The Example of Issan Dorsey
Kobai Scott Whitney remembers the drag-queen-turned-Zen-abbot of the Hartford Street Zen Center Issan Dorsey and his influence on promoting compassion and the Dharma.
According to Buddhist Tradition
Steve Peskind discusses the Dalai Lama's various statements on the topic of homosexuality in relation to Buddhist tradition.
There’s No Place to Go But Up — bell hooks and Maya Angelou in conversation
A mind-to-mind exchange between Maya Angelou and bell hooks, two important African-American women writers, who care and think deeply about life.