Asian American Buddhists and The Myth of Two Buddhisms with Chenxing Han

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A Marriage Made in Heaven with Anne Lamott and Neal Allen / Positive Change in Buddhism with Melvin McLeod: Anne Lamott grew up in a family with atheist parents and a great disdain for spirituality. Neal Allen was raised in a Protestant Christian family but until he was 52 years old believed he had no use for god. They were married by an episcopal minister, a . by The Lion’s Roar Podcast

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Buddha and Baseball with Don Lopez / Walking Meditation with Oren Jay Sofer: Big-league baseball is on hold thanks to the coronavirus but a new book by Dr. Don Lopez captures the feel of the game in Buddha Takes the Mound: Enlightenment in 9 Innings. Rod Meade Sperry talks to him about the book, which combines Lopez's love of by The Lion’s Roar Podcast

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The COVID-19 Era Sangha Needs You / Aligning the Body and Mind with Oren Jay Sofer: The Buddhist community is reckoning with coronavirus as many brick and mortar centres temporarily shut down. Rod Meade Sperry of Lion's Roar shares a piece on what we can do to help. But first, a basic meditation to align the body and mind from Vipassana. by The Lion’s Roar Podcast

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Healing America's Racial Karma in Ourselves with Dr. Larry Ward: Dr. Larry Ward, ordained by Thich Nhat Hanh as a dharma teacher in the Plum Village tradition, says much of the turmoil we face is the result of a history of thought and practice that has justified slavery, environmental degradation, and other atrocities. by The Lion’s Roar Podcast

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Self-help with Melvin McLeod and Mental Health with Jeff Warren: The podcast is shifting to bi-weekly starting with this episode, allowing us to prepare a slew of new projects coming your way. Today, Lion’s Roar publisher Ben Moore speaks with Canadian meditation teacher and co-author of Meditation for Fidgety Skep by The Lion’s Roar Podcast

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How to Be Sick with Pema Khandro Rinpoche and Toni Bernhard: Buddhist teachers Toni Bernhard and Pema Khandro Rinpoche have both known chronic illness first hand. In this conversation—especially relevant in the coronavirus era—they talk personally about relating to health and sickness through the Buddhist lens. by The Lion’s Roar Podcast

28 min listen

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 traditi by The Lion’s Roar Podcast

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Meals That Heal the Heart and Practices for Living in the COVID-19 Era by The Lion’s Roar Podcast

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Dharma in a Pandemic Era with Roshi Josh Bartok and Oren Jay Sofer: Social distancing has become the new buzzword but it doesn’t mean you need to stop caring and communicating in a social way. Buddhadharma editor Tynette Deveaux talks to mindfulness teacher Oren Jay Sofer about how and why we can deepen our understan by The Lion’s Roar Podcast

53 min listen

Roshi Joan Halifax on the Upaya Zen Center's Response to Coronavirus / Practice for Confronting Illness: Roshi Joan Halifax is the founder, head teacher and abbot of Upaya Institute and Zen Center. In an interview with LionsRoar.com editor Rod Meade Sperry, she talks about how the center adapted to the threat of coronavirus by switching in-person programs by The Lion’s Roar Podcast

29 min listen

(Repost) How to Love with bell hooks / The Truth of Love with Dr. Polly Young-Eisendrath / Pure Love Tonglen Meditation with Dr. Judith Simmer-Brown: Author and activist bell hooks shares a simple formula for healthy romantic relationships, starting with the myth that love is a feeling – a noun. In fact, as Jungian psychoanalyst and Zen Buddhist Dr. Polly Young-Eisendrath puts it, “love is what to by The Lion’s Roar Podcast

37 min listen

Arthur Russell's Posthumous Album Iowa Dream with Steve Knutson: Arthur Russell was a genius musician, known for experimenting with genres from Indian classical to disco. He passed away at just 40 years old, leaving behind more than 1,000 tapes of unreleased music. Rod Meade Sperry asks Russell archivist Steve Knutson. by The Lion’s Roar Podcast

25 min listen

Apology from an Abusive Father with Eve Ensler by The Lion’s Roar Podcast

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Grief and Gratitude with Koshin Paley Ellison and Robert Chodo Campbell: Koshin Paley Ellison and Robert Chodo Campbell are Zen monks who live in New York city where the death toll is reported to have risen to more than 10,000. They're the founders of the New York Zen Centre for Contemplative Care which helps caregivers, fami by The Lion’s Roar Podcast

46 min listen

Awakening My Heart on Retreat with Thich Nhat Hanh: Lions Roar’s Andrea Miller describes a six day retreat with the Vietnamese Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh – one that promised total relaxation and ended up being a healing experience she didn’t know she needed. by The Lion’s Roar Podcast

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Right Livelihood with Buddha's Office author Dan Zigmond by The Lion’s Roar Podcast

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(Repost) Healing America’s Racial Karma with Dr. Larry Ward: Dr. Larry Ward, ordained by Thich Nhat Hanh as a dharma teacher in the Plum Village tradition, and the author of America's Racial Karma: An Invitation to Heal, says much of the global turmoil we face today is the result of a history of thought and practi. by The Lion’s Roar Podcast

33 min listen

Buddhist Indie Metal with Jessica Pimentel and “In This Moment” with Born I Music: In this special episode featuring music from Buddhist artists, Jessica Pimentel from Orange is the New Black talks to Lion’s Roar’s Ross Nervig about the intersection between her practice of Buddhism and her role as the frontwoman for the indie... by The Lion’s Roar Podcast

47 min listen

Study Versus Practice with Stephen Batchelor: Stephen Batchelor is a teacher and author of the national bestselling title Buddhism Without Beliefs. Buddhadharma deputy editor Koun Franz asks him about the role of study in Buddhist practice – what divides the scholars from the practitioners – and by The Lion’s Roar Podcast

29 min listen

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. by The Lion’s Roar Podcast

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Anxiety and What to do About it with Bruce Tift by The Lion’s Roar Podcast

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Asian American Buddhists and The Myth of Two Buddhisms with Chenxing Han: Chenxing Han challenges mainstream assumptions about American Buddhism with Be the Refuge: Raising The Voices Of Asian American Buddhists – a book that calls out the whitewashing and erasure of diverse communities and centers on the voices of young Asia by The Lion’s Roar Podcast

33 min listen

The Dalai Lama's First Album / Why PoC Sanghas are Different with Julio Rivera: Julio Rivera is the founder and CEO of Liberate, a meditation app and community for black indigenous and people of colour. We spoke in March, at the height of coronavirus related deaths in New York City, where he lives and works. We talked about what ma by The Lion’s Roar Podcast

23 min listen

Life Lessons from the Poker Table with Maria Konnikova by The Lion’s Roar Podcast

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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. by The Lion’s Roar Podcast

36 min listen

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 h by The Lion’s Roar Podcast

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When Sadness Rages Like Fire with Pema Khandro Rinpoche by The Lion’s Roar Podcast

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Silent Illumination with Guo Gu: Chan teacher and scholar Guo Gu shares 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. by The Lion’s Roar Podcast

22 min listen

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 dist by The Lion’s Roar Podcast

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