Brent R. Oliver

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Trike Daily Meditation & Practice

5 Things That Might Surprise You about Meditation Retreats

It’s not all calm and cosmic-flavored bubble gum.

By Brent R. Oliver

May 31, 2018

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Trike Daily Personal Reflections

5 Perks of Being Married to a Non-Buddhist

One practitioner extols the virtues of being married to someone who doesn’t practice at all

By Brent R. Oliver

Feb 09, 2018

Why Meditation Encourages Me to Keep Practicing

Clarity of mind, less mental chatter, and other benefits of sticking with a consistent meditation practice

By Brent R. Oliver

Apr 03, 2017

Learning to Soften with a “Hardcore” Buddhist Teacher

How one practitioner found his “spiritual hero” in Noah Levine

By Brent R. Oliver

Mar 08, 2017

Trike Daily Personal Reflections

I Take Refuge in the Humor

Brent R. Oliver finds his reliance on comedy has become rusted armor holding him back.

By Brent R. Oliver

Nov 25, 2016

Trike Daily Meditation & Practice

Bartending While Buddhist on Cinco de Mayo

Serving alcohol for a living, Brent R. Oliver still thinks about the consequences.

By Brent R. Oliver

May 05, 2016

Trike Daily Personal Reflections

Meditation Month: Day 1

After a long day of procrastination, one practitioner has the kind of meditation that ensures he’ll hit the cushion again soon

By Brent R. Oliver

Mar 18, 2016

Trike Daily Personal Reflections

5 Things I Miss About Being A Hardcore Meditator

What Brent R. Oliver learned when he tried to “get enlightened or die tryin’”

By Brent R. Oliver

Dec 16, 2015

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Trike Daily Personal Reflections

5 Realities of Becoming a Hardcore Meditator

What happened when I decided to Get Enlightened or Die Tryin’

By Brent R. Oliver

Oct 30, 2015

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Buddha Buzz Weekly: August 10th, 2018

Nothing is permanent, so everything is precious. Here’s a selection of some happenings—fleeting or otherwise—in the Buddhist world this week. Zen Hospice Project Suspends Operations, Needs More Funding to Reopen Zen Hospice Project, the pioneering Buddhist-inspired residential hospice that has operated in San Francisco since 1987, suspended their guesthouse at the end of June because […]

By Eliza Rockefeller

Aug 10, 2018

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You Are What You Read

As the dharma is made relatable to modern Western culture, do Buddhism’s foundational texts risk becoming obsolete?

By Gabriel Lefferts

Fall 2018

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Training in Tenderness

We all have stubborn habits that are supposed to protect us from injury, upset, or failure. But in most cases, our defenses fail their purpose, instead preventing us from building meaningful connections and reaching true happiness. In this series, Tibetan Buddhist teacher Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche shows us how to reorient ourselves toward tsewa, the tender and open heart that is an innate human quality.

Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche

Aug 2018

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