March 2025 - Lion's Roar

March 2025

How to Build Your Confidence

If you suffer from self-doubt, you’re not alone. According to some statistics, 85 percent of the population struggles with low self-esteem. In this issue, we offer practices for knowing your true worth and loving yourself. You have buddhanature—all you need to do is recognize it.

How Does Karma Work?

What does karma have to do with intention? How do you know that karma is real? And can you believe in it if you don’t believe in rebirth? Barry Boyce and Andy Karr answer these and others questions about one of Buddhism’s most misunderstood teachings.

Why Mindfulness Is Life Changing: A Q&A with Jon Kabat-Zinn

Taking your seat in formal mindfulness practice is taking a significant stand in your life, says Jon Kabat-Zinn, the founder of mindfulness-based stress reduction. In this issue, he unpacks why the practice cultivates compassion, wisdom, and well-being.

Meditation for Kids

Children can learn to tune into themselves and the world with curiosity and wonder. Vanessa Zuisei Goddard offers step-by-step instructions for teaching them.