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The Lion's Roar celebrates the spirit of wakefulness wherever it appears - in the arts, relationships, politics, livelihood, popular culture, and all the challenges of modern life. It offers a Buddhist view for people of all spiritual traditions who are open, inquisitive, passionate and committed.

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THE PATH OF LOVE

THE TRAIL BACK TO BEGINNER’S MIND • VALERIE BROWN on how to let go of limiting preconceptions and discover ease and abundance.

GEORGE SAUNDERS ON THE ART OF NOT KNOWING • The celebrated author talks with Lion’s Roar about mortality, compassion, and why uncertainty is the most honest place a writer can stand.

MINDFULNESS OF THE NINE TYPES OF HUNGER • JAN CHOZEN BAYS shows how mindful attention to nine distinct “hungers” can transform eating on autopilot into a practice of awareness, gratitude, and wise nourishment.

WHEN RESILIENCE BECOMES REPRESSION • False positivity erodes truth and intimacy. DANIEL AHEARN offers a path toward honesty.

THE POWER OF WE • Collective awareness is key to tackling the converging crises of our time. JON KABAT-ZINN on how to move beyond I, me, and mine.

HOW DOES YOUR BUDDHIST OR MINDFULNESS PRACTICE CONNECT YOU TO THE NATURAL WORLD?

THE SEEDS I WATER • TONY KOJI WALLIN-SATO’s relationship with his father was marked by absence, addiction, and suicide. Through practice, he discovers how to stop growing the seeds of suffering.

BOOKS IN BRIEF

She Who Liberates • With the twenty-one praises of Tara, you discover your own fearless compassion. LAMA DÖNDRUP DRÖLMA introduces this timeless practice.

The Doorway to Wisdom • Through mindfulness, we can see the workings of the mind, know the roots of suffering, and discover the peace that’s always available. A teaching by JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN.

How to Practice Wakefulness • JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN offers mindfulness meditation instruction.

Richard Gere & the Wisdom of Happiness • In this interview with Andrea Miller, RICHARD GERE shares how Buddhist practice has shaped his activism, his inner life, and his vision for a more compassionate world.

Love Without Limits • SISTER TUE NGHIEM on how the practice of true love helps us nourish happiness, alleviate suffering, and discover the freedom of the awakened heart.

4 WAYS to Deepen Your Love • Loving-kindness, compassion, sympathtic joy, and equanimity are the four immeasurables, the path to an open, grounded heart. In this special section, four Buddhist teachers share practices and insights for bringing these qualities to life.

1. Loving-Kindness • SUSAN KAISER GREENLAND leads us through metta meditation, showing how simple phrases of goodwill can dissolve fear and open the heart to connection.

2. Compassion • Shin Buddhism teaches that wisdom is the cornerstone of compassion. ELLEN HAMADA CRANE SENSEI explains.

3. Sympathetic Joy • KOUN FRANZ explores how tonglen meditation can allow us to share in the happiness of others, transforming envy and isolation into connection.

4. Equanimity • We so often strive to remove every discomfort. Let go of that impulse, says GULLU SINGH, and discover a steadiness that needs no fixing.

In the Land of the Thunder Dragon • From the philosophy of Gross National Happiness to the emerging Gelephu Mindfulness City, Bhutan is reimagining its future through a Buddhist lens. ANDREA MILLER reports on the country’s evolving balance of tradition and innovation.

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