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Meditations, interviews, dharma talks and features from Lion's Roar Magazine and Buddhadharma: The Practioner's Quarterly.

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    • Nov 2, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    The Lion's Roar Podcast is an incredible resource for anyone on a mindfulness journey or seeking to understand and apply Dharma teachings in their life. As someone who has struggled with falling back into old habits and mindsets, I appreciate how this podcast acts as a checkup or diagnostic, calling attention to steps I may have rushed past or waved off because they were uncomfortable. The recent episode that shared the backstory of the articles in the recent Lion's Roar magazine was particularly enlightening and offered valuable insight into the teachings.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is how it makes Dharma easy to understand and applicable to our modern Western lifestyle. Coming from a Mahayana background, I had stopped practicing after college, but through meditation, I have started rediscovering my connection to it. The Lion's Roar website, articles, and this podcast have made it accessible for me to dive back into my spiritual journey with clarity and understanding.

    I also appreciate that this podcast features interviews with various teachers who offer direct and applicable lessons. Hearing the teachers' own voices adds another layer of insight and wisdom. Additionally, the podcast is accessible to both beginners and those more experienced in their practice. It offers a space for learning and growth regardless of one's level of familiarity with Dharma teachings.

    While there are many strengths to The Lion's Roar Podcast, one downside is that some early episodes with interviews have poor audio quality. This can be distracting at times, especially when trying to fully absorb the teachings being shared. However, this minor drawback does not diminish the value of the content itself.

    In conclusion, The Lion's Roar Podcast is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in mindfulness and Dharma teachings. It offers a check-in point on one's mindfulness journey while making these ancient principles applicable to our modern lives. Despite some early audio quality issues, the podcast provides valuable insights through interviews with teachers that are easily accessible for beginners and experienced practitioners alike. I highly recommend this podcast to anyone seeking guidance and deeper understanding on their spiritual path.



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    Buddhist Wisdom for Working with Political Division with Tania Israel

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2024 25:07


    In this episode of The Lion's Roar Podcast, Lion's Roar's Sandi Rankawduwa talks to Dr. Tania Israel, Professor of Counseling Psychology and Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the University of California, Santa Barbara. With 25 years of expertise in LGBTQ psychology and social justice, and as the author of Facing the Fracture: How to Navigate the Challenges of Living in a Divided Nation, Dr. Israel offers invaluable insights on bridging divides with compassion. In this conversation, she explores how to maintain connection amidst political differences, stay true to our convictions without demonizing others, and approach tough conversations — from navigating “cancel culture” to managing anger, and preserving our spiritual aspirations in the face of political conflict. This episode is sponsored by Minding the Gap Coaching: mindingthegapcoaching.com Photo of Tania Israel by Laurie Bailey.

    The Secret Lives of Buddhist Scholars with Pierce Salguero

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2024 30:12


    In this interview, Buddhadharma deputy editor Mariana Restrepo speaks with Dr. Pierce Salguero about a survey he conducted among Buddhist studies scholars, providing an insightful look into the changing landscape of Buddhist scholarship. The survey highlights the growing intersection between academic research and Buddhist practice, challenging the traditional expectation that scholars maintain objectivity by distancing themselves from the religious traditions they study. Instead, the survey reveals that many Buddhist studies scholars are actively engaged in religious and spiritual practices, with some attributing their academic paths to profound mystical or spiritual experiences. This episode is sponsored by Minding the Gap Coaching: mindingthegapcoaching.com

    The Complete Path of Mindfulness with Melvin McLeod

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 25:30


    Today, we're delighted to invite you to our new 5-week course, “Five Keys to the Complete Path of Mindfulness.” Led by renowned mindfulness teachers, the course includes live sessions, guided meditations, and practical exercises to help you apply mindfulness in your daily life. Sign up here. In this conversation, Lion's Roar associate publisher Beth Wallace speaks with editor-in-chief Melvin McLeod about taking mindfulness beyond the basics. Together, they explore the Complete Path of Mindfulness, which presents mindfulness as a way of life that integrates meditation with insight, ethics, compassion, and community. These five keys unlock the path to deep personal growth and transformation, leading to a more fulfilling life. To learn more about our online course beginning October 24th, visit our website.

    A Zen Priest's Journey in Unitarian Universalism with James Ishmael Ford

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2024 34:12


    In this episode, Lion's Roar Assistant Editor Sandi Rankaduwa talks to James Ishmael Ford, a Zen priest and Unitarian Universalist minister who describes himself as having a "Buddhist brain, a Christian heart, and a rationalist stomach." James shares what first drew him to Zen, how he balances it with his role as a Unitarian Universalist minister, and whether these two traditions complement each other. We also dive into the power of Zen koans, the roles of doubt and uncertainty in spiritual growth, and his advice for those seeking a spiritual guide.  This episode is sponsored by Minding the Gap Coaching: mindingthegapcoaching.com

    Designing the Modern Contemplative's Toolkit with David Germano

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2024 42:17


    In this insightful discussion with the Buddhadharma editorial team, Tibetologist David Germano talks about his work on the Generative Contemplation Initiative, a suite of projects that explore in depth the research on contemplative practices and how such practices might be more widely, and/or pointedly, applied to be of utmost benefit. This episode is sponsored by Minding the Gap Coaching: mindingthegapcoaching.com

    The Role of a Death Doula with Rosamaria Segura

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2024 25:28


    Mariana Restrepo, deputy editor of Buddhadharma, speaks with Rosamaría Segura. With a background in the Vipassana and Soto Zen traditions, Rosamaría's work has focused on advocating for social justice, supporting disenfranchised communities, and serving as a death doula — a central topic of today's discussion. The conversation delves into how her Buddhist practice shapes her approach to death and dying, how to support those going through this transition, and the profound insights she has gained from those approaching the end of life.

    How to Overcome Othering and the Root of Conflict with Tara Brach

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2024 30:50


    Following her insightful and compassionate commentaries on the war in Gaza for lionsroar.com, Buddhist teacher Tara Brach sits down with editor-in-chief Melvin McLeod to talk about the ultimate root of conflict, the destructive dehumanizing known as othering, and how we can overcome it in ourselves and society. Read Tara Brach's pieces mentioned in the episode: What Is Love Asking from Us?  Gaza and the Bodhisattva Path

    The Power of Acceptance and Inclusivity with Rev. Melissa Opel

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2024 29:19


    In this episode of the Lion's Roar Podcast, assistant editor Sandi Rankaduwa talks to Reverend Melissa Opel, a member of the LGBTQ+ community and a minister at the Buddhist Church of San Francisco — the oldest Jodo Shinshu, or Shin Buddhist, church in the mainland United States.  Rev. Opel shares what drew her to Buddhism, what keeps her inspired as a minister, how acceptance and inclusivity are central to the Jodo Shinshu tradition, and how Buddhists and Buddhist institutions can offer meaningful support to the LGBTQ+ community.   This episode is sponsored by Karuna Training. Find out more at karunatraining.com

    Travel As a Spiritual Experience with Pico Iyer (Reshare)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2024 34:51


    Today, we're re-sharing one of the most popular episodes of The Lion's Roar Podcast featuring essayist and novelist Pico Iyer. For Iyer, travel is a spiritual experience that shakes up our usual certainties and connects us to a richer, vaster world. In this conversation, Iyer & Lion's Roar's editor-in-chief Melvin Mcleod, discuss Iyer's book The Half Known Life: In Search of Paradise and his eclectic contemplative practice. Read Pico Iyer's articles discussed in this episode at lionsroar.com/author/pico-iyer/

    Celebrating Buddhist Women on Film with Sharon A. Suh and Gaetano Kazuo Maida

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2024 51:58


    In this episode of The Lion's Roar Podcast, we're thrilled to invite you to participate in BuddhaFest 2024, an online festival presented by Lion's Roar. This year, BuddhaFest is dedicated to celebrating women in Buddhism. In this conversation from BuddhaFest 2024, Gaetano Maida, executive director of the Buddhist Film Foundation, explores the intersection of film and Buddhism with Sharon Suh, president of the Sakyadhita International Association of Buddhist Women, and author of Silver Screen Buddha. Together, they discuss the importance of telling women's stories through film, the profound contributions of female filmmakers, and their own experiences watching this year's selected BuddhaFest films. This special event runs from July 15 through August 26. Your festival pass includes access to nine talks, 14 Buddhist films, musical performances, and more. Register at buddhafestonline.com‌ This podcast is sponsored by Karuna Training. Discover embodied compassion with Karuna's 2024 to 2026 Basic Training Program. Start your journey today at karunatraining.com  

    Visualizing Compassion through Chenrezig Practice with Lama Karma Yeshe Chödrön

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2024 39:30


    Mariana Restrepo speaks to Buddhist teacher and translator Lama Karma Yeshe Chödrön about visualization practice, a central aspect of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, explaining its benefits and how to do it. At the end of the episode, she guides us through a visualization practice of the bodhisattva of compassion, Chenrezig, also known as Avalokitesvara. View an image of Chenrezig to accompany the visualization practice here. This episode is sponsored by Saint John's College. Find out more at https://www.sjc.edu/lion

    Tibet's Indigenous Religion with Harvey Rice and Jackie Cole

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2024 37:21


    Tibet's first religion is not Buddhism. The authors of a new book on Bön, Tibet's indigenous religion, talk to Melvin McLeod about the history of Bön, its influence on Tibetan Buddhism, and why its earth-centered spirituality is so important for the earth today.

    Embodying Loving-Kindness with Arisika Razak

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2024 43:59


    East Bay Meditation Center teacher Arisika Razak talks to associate editor Mihiri Tillakaratne about loving-kindness, intergenerational trauma, recognizing our shared humanity, and the vulnerability in “ugly crying.” Razak then leads a loving-kindness meditation practice for ourselves, those who have supported our journeys, and even the difficult people in our lives.

    Buddhanature and Skillful Means with Joseph Goldstein

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2024 42:40


    The Insight Meditation Society celebrates the 80th birthday of one of its co-founders, Joseph Goldstein this year. In his conversation with Buddhadharma editor Rod Meade Sperry, Goldstein applies the “harmonized understanding” approach he championed in his book One Dharma to the concept of buddhanature, to uncover the concept's relevance to Buddhist practitioners. In the end, he argues, what matters is not who's right or wrong about what buddhanature is; it's whether or not engaging with it leads us to less clinging.

    The Power of Pilgrimage with Shantum Seth

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2024 26:20


    Lion's Roar editor-in-chief Melvin McLeod talks with Shantum Seth, a teacher in the Thich Nhat Hanh tradition who leads the In the Footsteps of the Buddha pilgrimages. They discuss Thich Nhat Hanh's own pilgrimage to India, how visiting the places where the Buddha lived brings him to life, and bringing Buddhism back to the country where it was born. In partnership with Shantum Seth's company, 11 Directions, this year's Lion's Roar pilgrimage destinations include include India and Vietnam. Learn more at lionsroar.com/pilgrimages This episode is sponsored by Saint John's College. Find out more at https://www.sjc.edu/lion

    Meditation 103 with Michael and Victoria Imperioli

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2024 47:41


    White Lotus and Sopranos actor Michael Imperioli is also a novelist, screenwriter, director and musician. He and his partner Victoria Imperioli, a well-known interior designer, talk about how Buddhism informs their life together as artists and entrepreneurs.  

    The Wisdom of Desire with Judy Lief, Cheryl Fraser and Jeff Wilson

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2023 49:14


    Judy Lief, a Buddhist teacher in the Tibetan tradition, talks about how you can work with your desires to find peace. Then Cheryl Fraser, a sex therapist and dharma teacher, shares her article, How to Have Mindful Sex. To close, professor, minister, and author of Living Nembutsu: Applying Shinran's Radically Engaged Buddhism in Life and Society, Jeff Wilson, talks about the radically inclusive founder of the Jodo Shinshu tradition, Shinran.

    Meditation for Kids, Adults, and Dinosaurs with Catherine Bailey and Vanessa Zuisei Goddard

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2023 33:29


    Sam likes to chill, and Rex likes to play. When Sam wants to take a break from playing, Rex wonders ‘what's so great about being still?' Author Catherine Bailey talks about these characters in her children's book, Dinos Don't Meditate, and shares a thirty second practice you can do with your kids. Then, Vanessa Zuisei Goddard talks about her book, Weather Any Storm, in which  “the Wildering Billies”serve as a metaphor for waves of emotion that create an inner storm. Plus, Zuisei shares a short breathing practice for kids.

    Fear, Forgiveness and Self-care with Mushim Ikeda

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2023 23:45


    Feelings of grief, panic and helplessness can lead one to do unpredictable, irrational things. In this selection from Lion's Roar's online course, Medicine for Fear, dharma teacher Mushim Patricia Ikeda of the East Bay Meditation Center talks about the art of “feeling all the feelings” without causing harm to yourself and others, and why the smallest act of kindness can be a powerful form of activism.  

    Humane AI and the role of Buddhism with Randima Fernando

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2023 51:15


    The Center for Human Technology is featured in the Emmy award winning Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma, and co-founded by Randima Fernando. He talks about the promises and pitfalls of artificial intelligence; the existential questions it inspires, how Buddhism is uniquely suited to answering them, and how you can approach this new technology that has the power to change what it means to be human. For more on the future of technology and spirituality, find What A.I. Means for Buddhism at lionsroar.com.

    Creativity, Spirituality, and the True Nature of Mind with Jane Hirschfield and Anouk Shambrook

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2023 45:45


    Jane Hirschfield is the author of ten collections of poetry, the most recent being The Asking: New and Selected Poems. She talks about creativity in the liminal state, then Anouk Shambrook—an astrophysicist turned meditation teacher—talks about the intersections between science and spirituality. First, a short reading from Buddhadharma's Rod Meade Sperry of an article by world-renowned meditation teacher, Mingyur Rinpoche.  Explore the rest of the November 2023 issue of Lion's Roar.  

    The Japanese Immigrant Influence on American Buddhism with Scott Mitchell

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2023 36:00


    Dean of Students at the Institute of Buddhist Studies, Scott Mitchell, talks about his book, The Making of American Buddhism and how Western scholarship has largely ignored the role of Japanese immigrants and their American descendants in the development of Buddhism in America.

    Death and What Really Matters with Shoshana Ungerlieder

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2023 25:31


    Internal medicine physician and founder of the End Well Project, Shoshana Ungerlieder talks about the taboo of death and dying among medical professionals and the importance of taking time to ask what really matters to you and your loved ones, while you still can. For more Buddhist wisdom on death and dying join the free, 5 day online event, Death, Love and Wisdom from October 12-16th.

    Barbie's Journey to Enlightenment with Jennifer Keishin Armstrong

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2023 32:53


    New York Times bestselling author and pop culture writer, Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, talks about the film's unexpected lessons in suffering impermanence, and awakening.

    Women of Wisdom with Lama Tsultrim Allione

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2023 47:48


    Buddhist teacher, author, and founder of Tara Mandala retreat center, Lama Tsultrim Allione, talks with Lion's Roar magazine's editor Andrea Miller about the meaning — and urgency — of embracing the sacred feminine as a way to resist the destructive aspects of patriarchal society. Plus, a reading of "Green Tara: You Are the Divine Feminine" written by Lama Döndrup Drölma from the September 2023 "Women of Wisdom" issue of Lion's Roar magazine. Explore what's inside the issue on lionsroar.com

    The Woman Who Married the Buddha with Shyam Selvadurai

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2023 26:29


    Award winning Sri-Lankan Canadian novelist and author of Funny Boy, talks about his latest historical fiction, Mansions of the Moon—the difficult and creative process of using fact and imagination to create an intimate tale of the Buddha's wife, her relationship with him, their inevitable separation, and her own path to enlightenment.

    Theravada in Everyday Life with Brooke Schedneck

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2023 38:56


    Religious studies professor Brooke Schedneck is the author of Living Theravada: Demystifying the People, Places, and Practices of a Buddhist Tradition. She talks about Theravada Buddhism in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand, from ordinary lay people to elite monks.

    Enlightenment is an Accident with Tim Burkett

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2023 30:49


    Psychologist and teacher Tim Burkett was ordained in 1978, but his path began in 1964, when he met Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, the famed author of Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind. He talks about learning the nature of enlightenment from Suzuki Roshi, and why the pursuit of enlightenment is futile.

    Mindfulness in Your Workplace with Stacey McClendon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2023 34:53


    Teacher and co-founder of the BIPOC Sangha at Common Ground Meditation Center, Stacey McClendon talks about how mindfulness can transform the way we think about how we work.

    Black Buddhists and the Black Radical Tradition w. Rima Vesely-Flad

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2023 23:41


    Visiting professor of Buddhism and Black Studies at Union Theological Seminary, and author of Black Buddhists and the Black Radical Tradition: The Practice of Stillness in the Movement for Liberation, Rima Vesely-Flad talks about her book on the connection between the practices of Buddhism, and the Black tradition of radical activism.

    Hilma af Klint and the Five Buddha Families with Kevin Townley

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2023 32:23


    Writer, filmmaker, actor, singer, and meditation teacher, Kevin Townley talks about his latest book featuring women whose work exemplifies each of the five wisdom energies in Tibetan Buddhism, how the energies can show up in daily life, and how the spiritualist abstract artist Hilma af Klint embodied the wisdom energy of emptiness.

    Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind with Zenju Earthlyn Manuel

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2023 22:17


    From her first encounter with Zen to her life as a poet, Black activist, and Zen teacher in Suzuki Roshi's lineage, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel shares her journey and how it has been informed by the wisdom of Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind.  

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    The New Wave of Mindfulness with Christiane Wolf

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2023 38:31


    Former physician, and internationally known mindfulness and Insight meditation teacher, Christiane Wolf is well versed in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, and classical Buddhist mindfulness. Wolf talks about the early days of the modern mindfulness movement, how Insight and mindfulness communities inform each other, and how mindfulness-based approaches can be used in cognitive therapy and pain management.

    Travel as a Spiritual Experience with Pico Iyer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2023 36:00


    Pico Iyer, author of dozens of books including The Lady and the Monk and The Art of Stillness, talks to Lion's Roar editor in chief Melvin McLeod about the profound wonder that travel invites, how he came to cherish the feeling of wandering in the unknown, and how he came to find a home within himself.

    Medicine for Internalized Racism with Karla Jackson-Brewer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2023 45:43


    Karla Jackson-Brewer is a senior teacher with the Tara Mandala Buddhist Retreat Center, and longtime student of Lama Tsultrim Allione. In this conversation, Lion's Roar's Pamela Ayo Yetunde Talks to her about internalized racism and the medicine Buddhism can offer to heal it.

    The Secret to Happiness with Robert Waldinger

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2023 35:47


    Psychiatrist and Zen teacher Robert Waldinger directs the Harvard Study of Adult Development—a 75 year-long study on happiness, spanning lifetimes. He speaks with Lion's Roar's Melvin McLeod about the nature of happiness as found in the study, and how it all connects with what Buddhism has to say about suffering.

    Kinship and Community with Pamela Ayo Yetunde

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2023 37:35


    Through the metaphor of Indra's Net, Lion's Roar's associate editor Pamela Ayo Yetunde calls for a “compassion revolution” in her new book, Casting Indra's Net: Fostering Spiritual Kinship and Community. She talks with fellow LR editor Noel Alumit about the deep challenges that lead to violence, and how we can heal from them together.

    The Dharma of Harriet Tubman with Spring Washam

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2023 40:55


    Lion's Roar's Pamela Ayo Yetunde talks to Spring Washam, author of The Spirit of Harriet Tubman: Awakening from the Underground about the power of calling upon the spirit of this veritable bodhisattva to heal the particular wounds of American injustice and tragedy.

    The Practice of Writing with Natalie Goldberg

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2023 29:13


    Zen practitioner, painter, and author of fifteen books, Natalie Goldberg talks to Lion's Roar editor Andrea Miller about how writing can be a practice of studying your mind.

    The Evolution of the Mindfulness Movement with Diana Winston

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2023 25:24


    Author of The Little Book of Being: Practices and Guidance for Uncovering Your Natural Awareness, and co-author of Fully present: The Science, Art and Practice of Mindfulness, Diana Winston is one of the best-known teachers of mindfulness in the United States. Noami Matlow is a Mindfulness Studies Masters student, and former intern at Lion's Roar. She asks Diana Winston about significant changes in the mindfulness movement, the relationship between the movement and Buddhism, and what might come next in the evolution of the movement.

    New Year's Prayers from Roshi Joan Halifax and Leigh Brasington on The Path to Peace by Ayya Khema

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2023 38:06


    Roshi Joan Halifax, Upaya Zen Center founder and head teacher, offers two prayers for the New Year–or any time of the year. Then, the editor of a posthumous release from the trailblazing modern Buddhist nun and teacher, Ayya Khema, talks about the “force of nature” that she was–her adventurous life, her teachings on metta (loving-kindness) and her practices. Editor Leigh Brasington, who practiced and trained with her, also leads a practice in the Ayya Khema style.

    The Eightfold Path Adult Graphic Novel with Steven Barnes, Charles Johnson and Bryan Moss

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2022 41:39


    This Buddhist, Afrofuturist comic book co-authored by Steven Barnes and Charles Johnson and illustrated by Bryan Moss, is an anthology of interconnected parables inspired by the teachings of Buddha. Together with Lion's Roar's Pamela Ayo Yetunde, its creators discuss the power and process of storytelling through a Black lens and in a Buddhist context.

    Why We Meditate with Tsokyni Rinpoche and Daniel Goleman

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2022 40:07


    Exactly what is meditation good for? What does it do? Daniel Goleman and Tsokyni Rinpoche talk about their new book Why We Meditate: The Science and Practice of Clarity and Compassion.

    Calm Abiding and the Divine Abodes with Lama Tsomo

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2022 26:45


    Buddhist teacher Lama Tsomo talks about her new book, Deepening Wisdom, Deepening Connection, shamatha meditation, the four prized emotions referred to as the “Divine Abodes,” and how to find your own Buddhist teacher, including a “calm abiding” meditation.

    The Trauma of Caste with Thenmozhi Soundararajan

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2022 50:17


    Thenmozhi Soundararajan, Dalit civil rights organizer and author of the forthcoming book, The Trauma of Caste, speaks with Lion's Roar associate editor Noel Alumit about being classified as “untouchable,” how caste oppression relates to civil rights in the Western world, and what Buddhists can do about it.

    Being Open to What Works for You with Mushim Patricia Ikeda

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2022 45:26


    East Bay Meditation Center teacher Mushim Patricia Ikeda is thinking about death. Having practiced Korean and Japanese Zen, and Vipassana, she now finds new wisdom on the end of life via the Vajrayana tradition. This piqued the interest of Lion's Roar's Rod Meade Sperry, who reached out to hear more.

    Mindfulness of Race with Ruth King

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2022 41:16


    Founder of the Mindful of Race Institute, and author of Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism from the Inside Out, Ruth King talks to Lion's Roar Associate Editor Pamela Ayo Yetunde about the Brave Space program, how to approach talking about race, and how mindfulness can heal racial wounds.

    The Practice of Meditation with Yung Pueblo

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2022 39:18


    Diego Perez is the name behind the New York Times bestselling book, Clarity and Connection, written under the pen name, Yung Pueblo. His upcoming book Lighter, promises a “radically compassionate plan for turning inward and lifting the heaviness that prevents us from healing ourselves and the world.” Lion's Roar Associate Editor Mariana Restrepo asks about his story–his life and family, how he established a consistent practice of meditation, and recommendations for your own practice. First, a quick preview of the upcoming issue of Lion's Roar magazine from Lion's Roar's Melvin McLeod and Andrea Miller.

    That Bird Has My Wings book review and The Buddhist Enneagram with Susan Piver

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2022 41:43


    New York Times bestselling author Susan Piver takes a well-known typology of personality types, and applies Buddhist principles to demonstrate how it can provide support on the path to deeper compassion for yourself and others. Then, Rod Meade Sperry reads a review of That Bird Has My Wings by imprisoned Buddhist author, Jarvis Jay Masters, which was recently selected for Oprah Winfrey's Book Club.

    We're Not Who You Think We Are with Chenxing Han

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2022 32:01


    Author of Be the Refuge: Raising the Voices of Asian American Buddhists, Chenxing Han reads her article examining the stereotypes that have marginalized Asian American Buddhists, and the rich diversity of a new generation of practitioners. 

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    Beauty in the Bittersweet with Susan Cain and ‘Not Enlightened Yet' by Miguel Chen

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2022 32:22


    Sad music, rainy days–there's beauty in the bittersweet state of mind. It can also teach us about creativity, compassion, leadership, spirituality, mortality and love. Lion's Roar associate editor Chris Pacheco talks with Susan Cain about the surprising lessons we can learn from sorrow and longing. Also, director of the Dallas Meditation Center, Miguel Chen, reads his article on how to keep up your spiritual practice when enlightenment and wisdom seem unattainable. 

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