David Loy

David Loy is a professor, writer, and Zen teacher in the Sanbo Kyodan tradition of Japanese Zen Buddhism. His most recent book is Ecodharma: Buddhist Teachings for the Ecological Crisis.

The Dharma of the Rings

A Zen teacher’s Buddhist take on The Lord of the Rings, in honor of the first film’s 20th anniversary

By David Loy

Dec 20, 2021

How to Stay Grounded and Motivated in the Face of Our Climate Crisis

Three dharma teachers show us how activism, compassion, and a deeper connection with nature can make a difference.

Interview with David Loy, Joan Halifax, and Mark Coleman by Julie Flynn Badal

Sep 22, 2021

Trike Daily Meditation & Practice

Don’t-Know Mind and the Election of Our Lives

We don’t know who’s going to win, or what’s going to happen. There’s a Buddhist teaching that works with exactly that.

By David Loy

Oct 19, 2020

Trike Daily Society & Environment

Reading Joanna Macy

A Wild Love for the World: Joanna Macy and the Work of our Time is a new collection celebrating the lifework of the Buddhist ecologist Joanna Macy.

By David Loy

Apr 14, 2020

Trike Daily Society & Environment

Becoming an Ecosattva

Practitioners seek to root their spiritual practice in nature at intensive ecodharma retreats.

Interview with David Loy by Matthew Abrahams

Jan 22, 2020

Shadow puppet of a man reaching out to touch a woman, depicting sexual abuse in Buddhism

Magazine Society & Environment

In the Shadows of Transference

Revisiting how we view enlightenment—and how we view teachers—may help us navigate issues of sexual abuse.

By David Loy

Summer 2019

photo of tops of evergreen trees for story on the ecodharma movement

How a Growing Buddhist Movement Is Responding to the Ecological Crisis

“Ecodharma” sees the defense of the earth as an essential part of the spiritual path.

By David Loy

Apr 21, 2017

In Search of the Sacred

Buddhist reflections on the secular

By David Loy

Spring 2017

Ken Jones, Welsh Author and Activist, Dies at 85

Ken Jones, a dharma teacher with the UK-based Western Chan Fellowship and an important voice in socially engaged Buddhism, left this dew-drop world Sunday, August 2, after a long illness, at the age of 85. His professional career was in higher education, supplemented by many years as a peace, ecology, and social justice activist. His […]

By David Loy

Aug 10, 2015

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Winter 2021

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How to Fight Injustice Without Hating

Based on Thich Nhat Hanh’s teachings of engaged Buddhism and the Plum Village tradition, this course offers practices to help ground ourselves amid the negativity and injustice that we face. From a peaceful center, you’ll discover how to skillfully respond to strong emotions that may arise while engaging in social causes.

Valerie Brown

Dec 2021

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David Loy

Trike Daily Arts & Culture

The Dharma of the Rings

Trike Daily Teachings

How to Stay Grounded and Motivated in the Face of Our Climate Crisis

Trike Daily Meditation & Practice

Don’t-Know Mind and the Election of Our Lives

Trike Daily Society & Environment

Reading Joanna Macy

Trike Daily Society & Environment

Becoming an Ecosattva

Magazine Society & Environment

In the Shadows of Transference

Trike Daily

How a Growing Buddhist Movement Is Responding to the Ecological Crisis

Magazine History & Philosophy

In Search of the Sacred

Trike Daily Obituaries

Ken Jones, Welsh Author and Activist, Dies at 85