Buddhist practitioners and people of all faiths and spiritual backgrounds are invited to attend a “Light Up Peace” Vesak day celebration at the Washington Monument on May 23, 2024. Vesak is a Buddhist holiday that marks the birth, enlightenment, and death of the...
Do Buddhist teachings influence the way you choose to eat? Why or why not? Send your answer, location, and a photo of yourself to themoment@lionsroar.com for possible inclusion in the next issue of Lion’s Roar magazine. The post Share Your Wisdom: Do Buddhist...
I remember the exact moment — six months ago — that my life changed: the flash of excruciating pain, the shock and disbelief. I remember gripping my leg, as my yoga-teaching career flashed before my eyes. A distracted driver had crushed my right foot. She was not a...
I am standing on the shores of a beach with my newly born baby, holding her hand. We are watching a bright orange sun set on the water. Three plumeria blossoms float gently on its surface, their yellows and whites merging with the orange and silver sea. They are my...
Lion’s Roar, North America’s largest publisher of Buddhist content, offers an excellent work opportunity for a 15 to 30-year-old wanting to plug into the world of digital publishing this summer. The successful candidate will apply their skills, knowledge, and interest...
Comer a otros seres podría no parecer la opción más intuitiva para quienes siguen el camino del budismo Mahayana, pero es exactamente lo que muchos budistas han hecho durante siglos. En la cultura tibetana, el consumo de carne ha sido la norma, pero dada la...
In a remarkable display of acknowledgment and unity, New York City Hall and several municipal buildings lit up in the vibrant colors of the international Buddhist flag — blue, yellow, red, white, and orange — on the evening of May 13, 2024. This historic occasion...
‘Anguishing about what we have or have not got can often be a far greater suffering than physical pain.’ Diana St Ruth
We grow and change all our lives from the time we are born. But as babies we have little sense of being a separate entity from our mothers
‘This way of going from believing something to not believing something is really a mental trick we play on ourselves.’ Ajahn Sumedho