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The evolution of a Buddhist feminist
By Tricycle, Andrew MerzA monk’s journey to find the reincarnation of his beloved teacher
By Andrew MerzExplaining Emptiness
By Andrew Merz
Loving, one step at a time
By Andrew MerzMeditation at street level
By Andrew MerzThere’s no shortage of Buddhist websites these days—see our links for evidence—but few are as entertaining and wide-ranging as theworsthorse.net, edited by my friend Rod Meade Sperry. Taking pop-culture and sub-culture as its starting points, TWH covers a lot of ground. The feature articles exhibit the strength of the site: an unfailing ability to get […]
By Andrew MerzHere I am, on Monday morning, writing my Friday blog entry. Whenever I’m late I think back to what was probably the first talk I heard on the five precepts, the standard ethical guidelines for us lay Buddhists. One of the many points made that had me shaking my head in resignation to the irrefutable […]
By Andrew MerzI remember reading somewhere a while back (it’s pretty foggy) about what a modern-day Zen teacher (or he might have been Tibetan) said when asked about the skillfulness or use of laughter. His response was something to the effect of “I love laughter, because you can’t think conceptual thoughts when you’re laughing.” The room full […]
By Andrew MerzA truly spectacular benefit of working here at Trike is having the opportunity to take time off for extended retreats. I just returned from a month in the desert, and can’t thank my colleagues enough for allowing me to disappear as we were closing the Spring issue and shouldering the extra burden while I was […]
By Andrew Merz
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