The Lion’s Roar Podcast

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The Practice of Writing wit...

02.04.2023

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 Lion’s Roar Podcast episodes:

02.04.2023 The Practice of Writing with Natalie Goldberg 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.
01.21.2023 The Evolution of the Mindfulness Movement with Diana Winston 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 ...
01.07.2023 New Year’s Prayers from Roshi Joan Halifax and Leigh Brasington on The Path to Peace by Ayya Khema 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 ...
12.24.2022 The Eightfold Path Adult Graphic Novel with Steven Barnes, Charles Johnson and Bryan Moss 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 ...
12.10.2022 Why We Meditate with Tsokyni Rinpoche and Daniel Goleman 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.
11.26.2022 Calm Abiding and the Divine Abodes with Lama Tsomo 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.
11.12.2022 The Trauma of Caste with Thenmozhi Soundararajan 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, ...
10.29.2022 Being Open to What Works for You with Mushim Patricia Ikeda 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 ...
10.15.2022 Mindfulness of Race with Ruth King 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 ...
10.01.2022 The Practice of Meditation with Yung Pueblo 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 ...
09.17.2022 That Bird Has My Wings book review and The Buddhist Enneagram with Susan Piver 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 ...
09.03.2022 We're Not Who You Think We Are with Chenxing Han 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.
08.20.2022 Beauty in the Bittersweet with Susan Cain and ‘Not Enlightened Yet’ by Miguel Chen 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 ...
08.06.2022 The Breath Is Your Partner with Trudy Goodman Mindfulness is effective when used properly, but the deep techniques of the Buddhist form of meditation known as Insight (or Vipassana) are truly the heart of mindfulness practice, and often go unaddressed. Trudy Goodman, Founder of InsightLA, talks about breath ...
07.23.2022 Racism, Suffering, and the Joy of Freedom with Kamilah Majied Dr. Kamilah Majied is an expert on building inclusivity and equity using meditative practices. She talks to Lion’s Roar’s Pamela Ayo Yetunde about internalized racism in America, the nature of suffering, how to triumph over that suffering as a racialized ...
07.09.2022 Connecting to Nature with Larry Ward, and Roe v. Wade with Roshi Joan Halifax Larry Ward, student of Thich Nhat Hanh, shares four everyday practices to better connect with the natural world. Then, Roshi Joan Halifax offers some words of encouragement for all those reeling after the reversal of Roe v. Wade.
06.25.2022 Wisdom and Suffering with Brother Phap Hai Senior student of Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh and author of Nothing to It: Ten Ways to Be at Home with Yourself, Brother Phap Hai talks about the connection between suffering and wisdom.
06.11.2022 Coping with Racism and Guided Metta with Phoenix Soleil Insight Meditation teacher Phoenix Soleil talks to Pamela Ayo Yetunde about dealing with racism, and how metta practice can help get you through.
05.28.2022 Fear and Knowing How to Be Satisfied with Koshin Paley Ellison Fear can lead us to do regretful, hateful, and even violent things. Lion’s Roar’s new online course Medicine for Fear, inspired by Zen teacher Eihei Dogen’s essential instructions for awakening, offers a way to minimize fear’s impact on us—featuring Koshin ...
05.14.2022 Death and What Really Matters with Shoshana Ungerlieder 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, ...
04.30.2022 Black Male Vulnerability in Buddhist Community with Willie Mukei Shoman Smith, SoOn Eli Brown-Stevenson, and Malik Watkins Black, male-identified people have experiences in Buddhist communities that are markedly different than that of the majority–not only physically standing out in the group but facing unique internal questions and struggles. Willie Mukei Shoman Smith, SoOn Eli Brown-Stevenson, and Malik ...
04.16.2022 Mindful Money with Spencer Sherman Author of The Cure for Money Madness, Spencer Sherman talks about how one can grow spiritually while still engaging with money. Then Lion’s Roar editor-in-chief Melvin McLeod and deputy editor Andrea Miller discuss the latest issue of Lions Roar magazine, ...
04.02.2022 Pema Chodron’s Four Keys to Waking Up with Andrea Miller With Lion’s Roar’s free “Wisdom of Pema Chodron” Summit about to launch, we’re sharing Andrea Miller’s story abouts Pema Chodron and her advice on how to “walk the walk” of a spiritual person, and what being a “fake” spiritual person ...
03.19.2022 On the Road with Traveling Nunk Sister Clear Grace Sister Clear Grace is a black, non-binary monastic traveling across the country to lean in to the collective experience of the United States. The traveling nunk speaks with Lion’s Roar’s associate editor Pamela Ayo Yetunde about letting go of privilege, ...
03.05.2022 Failure and Creativity with Seth Godin and Zopa’s “Red Sky” from Sopranos Star Michael Imperioli Seth Godin is an expert on failure. While he’s founded several hugely successful ventures and written 20 bestselling books around the world including his newest book, The Practice, he has also learned from failing over and over. Today he explains ...
02.19.2022 Healing the Inner Child with Anh-Huong Nguyen While the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh may seem simple, they are profound. Anh-Huong Nguyen, one of the first students to be ordained as a meditation teacher in the Plum Village tradition, demonstrates how mindfulness has helped her and the ...
02.05.2022 The Passing of Thich Nhat Hanh and “This Monk Wears Heels” with Kodo Nishimura We reflect on the death of one of the greatest Buddhist teachers of our time, and preview the new issue of Lion’s Roar magazine. Then makeup artist, monk, and author of This Monk Wears Heels, Kodo Nishimura tells Pamela Ayo ...
01.22.2022 Anxiety and What to do About it with Bruce Tift Anxiety can be a pretty reasonable response to times of wide spread disease, environmental disaster, social unrest and polarization. Associate editor Chris Pacheco talks to Bruce Tift, psychotherapist and author of Already Free: Buddhism Meets Psychotherapy on the Path of ...
01.08.2022 The Science of Hope and Justice with Sará King Wellbeing and social justice are one and the same, according to neuroscientist Dr. Sará King. Pamela Ayo Yetunde asks about The Science of Social Justice, her illustrative Systems-Based Awareness Map, and the implications of the framework that has the power ...
12.25.2021 Love Your Body Meditation with Trudy Goodman A guided body scan meditation from Insight LA founder Trudy Goodman, plus an audio clip from her presentation for the new Insight and Mindfulness online learning series, available now at learn.lionsorar.com.
12.11.2021 Refuge from Racism with Sensei Alex Kakuyo How can Buddhist practice help you find refuge from racism? Especially from the internalized sense of inferiority that lives within the minds and bodies of racialized people? Teacher Sensei Alex Kakuyo and Lion’s Roar Associate Editor Pamela Ayo Yetunde discuss.
11.27.2021 “Mission: Joy” with Peggy Callahan and Elissa Epel Centered on a friendship between the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the documentary Mission: Joy was produced and co-directed by Peggy Callahan while its real life complement, The Big Joy Project, is an experiment in “citizen science.” She and ...
11.13.2021 Facing the Unknown with Kaira Jewel Lingo As everyday normalities change, or even vanish, what used to make sense is out the door, and a new vision of our lives and our world is needed. Kaira Jewel Lingo, former nun in Thich Nhat Hanh’s Plum Village tradition, ...
10.30.2021 The Five Remembrances with Koun Franz and Guided Breath Meditation The facts of aging, illness, death, separation, and loss can actually be encouraging, Buddhadharma’s Koun Franz explains. Then, a guided meditation and quick check-in on your meditation posture.
10.16.2021 Cultivating the Power of Attention with Amishi Jha Author of Peak Mind Dr. Amishi Jha talks about the book, the natural capacity we have to cultivate our attention, and how you can function at your peak for the things that really matter in life.
10.02.2021 In the Issue: Ted Lasso, Dogen, and Death Editor-in-chief Melvin McLeod, deputy editor Andrea Miller, and associate editor Ross Nervig talk about the latest issue of Lion’s Roar magazine and some of the highlights therein, from Ted Lasso to Dogen.
09.18.2021 Radical Friendship and Tonglen Practice with Kate Johnson Buddhist meditation teacher Kate Johnson leads a session of Tonglen meditation informed by current events, and talks about her new book, Radical Friendship: 7 Ways to Love Yourself and Find Your People in an Unjust World.
09.04.2021 When Sadness Rages Like Fire with Pema Khandro Rinpoche Pema Khandro Rinpoche shares the life of the Tibetan yogi Shabkar, whose practice and teachings were inseparable from loss and grief.
08.21.2021 Authenticity, Wholeness, and Boldness with Mushim Ikeda and Three Breaths Meditation to Rewire Your Brain with Rick Hanson Mushim Patricia Ikeda examines how spiritual work can help us generate wholeness, joy, ease, and even ancestral healing. Then, Rick Hanson guides a short meditation to rewire your brain for the better.
08.07.2021 Being Mindful of Our Mortality with Nikki Mirghafori AI scientist and Buddhist teacher Nikki Mirghafori talks about how to live and love more fully by facing our mortality, including a guided meditation.
07.24.2021 The Subtle Joy of Shikantaza with Pat Enkyo O’Hara and The Buddha Was Here by Andrea Miller On a pilgrimage to India Lion’s Roar’s Andrea Miller explores the life and teachings of the historical Buddha and the new insights she gained by being there. Then, Zen teacher Enkyo O’Hara shares a quick tip about the subtle joy ...
07.10.2021 Changing Your Brain with Rick Hanson Psychologist and author of Neurodharma: New Science, Ancient Wisdom, and Seven Practices of the Highest Happiness, Rick Hansen shows Lion’s Roar’s Chris Pacheco how to use your mind to change your brain for the better, including a short practice.
06.26.2021 Life is But a Dream with Andrew Holecek and Feeding Your Demons with Lama Tsultrim Allione Dream yoga specialist Andrew Holecek and one of the first American women to be ordained in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, Lama Tsultrim Allione, share their expertise on powerful practices and contemplations from the profound teachings of Tibetan traditions as featured ...
06.12.2021 The Four Noble Tasks of Recovery with Dave Smith Secular Dharma Foundation founder Dave Smith is teaching an online, teacher-directed, community-based buddhist addiction recovery course. Buddhadharma’s Koun Franz asked him about the Four Noble Tasks of recovery and how they inform his new program.
05.29.2021 Teaching Kids About Dharma with Sumi Kim and The Nature of Reality with Georges Dreyfus Sumi Loundon Kim, Buddhist chaplain at Yale University, talks with Buddhadharma’s Koun Franz about what she’s learned from teaching mindfulness to kids and their parents. Then, the Buddha is believed to have said the true nature of reality is beyond ...
05.15.2021 The Forgotten Story of the Buddha’s Wife with Vanessa Sasson Vanessa Sasson is a religious studies professor and author of Yasodhara: A Novel about the Buddha’s Wife, a fiction based on close study of historical Buddhist texts on the Buddha’s path to, and of, enlightenment. She talks with Lion’s Roar ...
05.01.2021 Four Rules at the Center of the Universe with Thubten Chodron / Talking Dharma Relief with Guo Gu American Tibetan Buddhist nun, Thubten Chodron, gives a humorous depiction of the consequences of believing in a solid self and an objective reality. Then, Chan teacher Guo Gu talks about founding Dharma Relief, a pan-Buddhist Covid relief program to distribute ...
04.17.2021 Mindfulness, Work, and Deepening Your Practice with Beth Wallace Beth Wallace is Lion’s Roar’s Associate Publisher, Finance & Operations, but she’s also big on dharma and mindfulness, and helps people understand and experience these for themselves. She sat down with Lion’s Roar’s Rod Meade Sperry to delve into the ...
04.03.2021 Silent Illumination with Guo Gu Buddhadharma’s Koun Franz interviews Chan teacher and scholar Guo Gu about the essence of his latest book, Silent Illumination: A Chan Buddhist Path to Natural Awakening, in which he explains embodied practice and Chan methods of realizing your Buddha nature.
03.20.2021 Anti-Asian Violence Is an Attack On Us All by Cristina Moon and Talking with Sensei Dorothy Dai En Friedman Korean American Zen priest Cristina Moon responds to the recent rise in anti-Asian violence in her article, “Anti-Asian Violence Is an Attack On Us All.” Then a quick conversation with Zen teacher Sensei Dorothy Dai En Friedman, recorded in preparation ...

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The Lion’s Roar Podcast episodes:

The Practice of Writing with Natalie Goldberg

The Evolution of the Mindfulness Movement with Diana Winston

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

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

Why We Meditate with Tsokyni Rinpoche and Daniel Goleman

Calm Abiding and the Divine Abodes with Lama Tsomo

The Trauma of Caste with Thenmozhi Soundararajan

Being Open to What Works for You with Mushim Patricia Ikeda

Mindfulness of Race with Ruth King

The Practice of Meditation with Yung Pueblo

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

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

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

The Breath Is Your Partner with Trudy Goodman

Racism, Suffering, and the Joy of Freedom with Kamilah Majied

Connecting to Nature with Larry Ward, and Roe v. Wade with Roshi Joan Halifax

Wisdom and Suffering with Brother Phap Hai

Coping with Racism and Guided Metta with Phoenix Soleil

Fear and Knowing How to Be Satisfied with Koshin Paley Ellison

Death and What Really Matters with Shoshana Ungerlieder

Black Male Vulnerability in Buddhist Community with Willie Mukei Shoman Smith, SoOn Eli Brown-Stevenson, and Malik Watkins

Mindful Money with Spencer Sherman

Pema Chodron’s Four Keys to Waking Up with Andrea Miller

On the Road with Traveling Nunk Sister Clear Grace

Failure and Creativity with Seth Godin and Zopa’s “Red Sky” from Sopranos Star Michael Imperioli

Healing the Inner Child with Anh-Huong Nguyen

The Passing of Thich Nhat Hanh and “This Monk Wears Heels” with Kodo Nishimura

Anxiety and What to do About it with Bruce Tift

The Science of Hope and Justice with Sará King

Love Your Body Meditation with Trudy Goodman

Refuge from Racism with Sensei Alex Kakuyo

“Mission: Joy” with Peggy Callahan and Elissa Epel

Facing the Unknown with Kaira Jewel Lingo

The Five Remembrances with Koun Franz and Guided Breath Meditation

Cultivating the Power of Attention with Amishi Jha

In the Issue: Ted Lasso, Dogen, and Death

Radical Friendship and Tonglen Practice with Kate Johnson

When Sadness Rages Like Fire with Pema Khandro Rinpoche

Authenticity, Wholeness, and Boldness with Mushim Ikeda and Three Breaths Meditation to Rewire Your Brain with Rick Hanson

Being Mindful of Our Mortality with Nikki Mirghafori

The Subtle Joy of Shikantaza with Pat Enkyo O’Hara and The Buddha Was Here by Andrea Miller

Changing Your Brain with Rick Hanson

Life is But a Dream with Andrew Holecek and Feeding Your Demons with Lama Tsultrim Allione

The Four Noble Tasks of Recovery with Dave Smith

Teaching Kids About Dharma with Sumi Kim and The Nature of Reality with Georges Dreyfus

The Forgotten Story of the Buddha’s Wife with Vanessa Sasson

Four Rules at the Center of the Universe with Thubten Chodron / Talking Dharma Relief with Guo Gu

Mindfulness, Work, and Deepening Your Practice with Beth Wallace

Silent Illumination with Guo Gu

Anti-Asian Violence Is an Attack On Us All by Cristina Moon and Talking with Sensei Dorothy Dai En Friedman