Dr. Jay Michaelson

Trike Daily History & Philosophy

We’re Queer And We’ve Been Here

Rediscovering Buddhism’s LGBT history of gay monks, homoerotic samurai, and gender-nonconforming practitioners and gods

By Dr. Jay Michaelson

Jul 02, 2018

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Trike Daily Meditation & Practice

Can Virtual Reality Help You Reach Enlightenment?

If games that train and transport your mind are cheating, then so are vast swaths of the Buddhist tradition, according to this meditation teacher.

By Dr. Jay Michaelson

Jul 20, 2017

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Working Through the Strong Emotions of Sexual Identity

On a 40-day meditation retreat, dharma teacher and LGBTQ activist Jay Michaelson came to the shocking realization that, deep down, he would change his orientation if he could.

By Dr. Jay Michaelson

Jun 22, 2017

Making the Shadow Your Teacher

The modern rendering of Buddhism’s first noble truth might be “shit happens.” But our struggles can be fertilizer for our spiritual practice instead of waste. Writer, scholar, and meditation teacher Jay Michaelson, Ph.D., will speak about four ways that embracing life’s “shit”—difficult emotions in particular—can open us up to the fullness of our experience.

By Dr. Jay Michaelson

Apr 2017

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Why You Should Invite President Trump Into Your Meditation Practice

Trump Practice is accepting fear, rage, and uncertainty. Feel into it, sink into it, let it overwhelm and overtake you.

By Dr. Jay Michaelson

Mar 30, 2017

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The Fifth Precept in the Age of Facebook and Trump

A meditation teacher and political columnist makes a case for considering the Internet an intoxicant that should be used in moderation.

By Dr. Jay Michaelson

Mar 07, 2017

Trike Daily Arts & Culture

The Dharma of Westworld

Reincarnation, no-self, and other Buddhist lessons from the popular HBO series.

By Dr. Jay Michaelson

Dec 07, 2016

Trike Daily Society & Environment

Retreat or Fight? Both are Right.

In times of remarkable injustice, the “hands-off” Buddhist approach is not enough—we need to get off the cushion and fight.

By Dr. Jay Michaelson

Nov 28, 2016

Trike Daily Society & Environment

How to Thrive (Not Just Survive) as Election Day Approaches

The relative calm of dharma practice can also serve as a counterweight to the unprecedented level of vulgarity we’ve seen this campaign season.

By Dr. Jay Michaelson

Oct 26, 2016

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Buddha Buzz Weekly: Australian Bushfires Threaten More Buddhists

Bushfires continue to affect Buddhist monasteries in Australia, Bhutan’s upper parliament begins debate on anti-LGBTQI-discrimation bill, and a Korean politician mistakenly sends beef jerky to vegetarian monks. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.

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Jan 25, 2020

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For more than two decades, Losang Samten has spread lessons of interdependence in the West through Tibetan Buddhist sand mandalas.

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Digital Detox: Reclaim Your Mind From Social Media Addiction

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram—these sites and other social media platforms can be emotional minefields, and they eat up far more time than many of us are OK with. Triratna teacher Bodhipaksa offers five practices from the Buddha that we can use to break our e-addictions.

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Jan 2020

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