Sep 7, 2024
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...
Aug 24, 2024
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.
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Aug 10, 2024
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...
Jul 27, 2024
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...
Jul 13, 2024
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...