Emma Varvaloucas

Emma Varvaloucas is a New York–based writer and the executive director of the Progress Network. She is the editor of two books from Wisdom Publications, Touching Ground and Wholehearted.

Trike Daily Meditation & Practice

Apps to Help You Stop Using Apps

Your phone can help you quit your phone addiction.

By Emma Varvaloucas

Feb 28, 2020

Disease Is Inevitable. Compassion Is a Choice.

Amid the coronavirus outbreak, a practitioner visiting China reflects on how panic spreads and what we can do to open our hearts again.

By Emma Varvaloucas

Feb 05, 2020

Love at First Sit

To celebrate Valentine’s Day, three Buddhist couples share their love stories and talk about how the teachings apply to romance.

By Emma Varvaloucas

Spring 2020

Ever Greens: Innovative Zen Restaurant Celebrates 40 Years

Before farm-to-table was a trend, San Francisco Zen Center’s Greens Restaurant made locally sourced vegetables a critically acclaimed dining experience.

By Emma Varvaloucas

Nov 15, 2019

Magazine Society & Environment

How Korea’s “Twitter Monk” Mends Broken Hearts

In a country where Buddhism is on the decline, Zen priest Haemin Sunim has managed to reach millions.

By Emma Varvaloucas

Fall 2019

Attendants Paint a Picture of Shambhala Leader’s Harmful History

A letter from six of the Shambhala head’s close staff confirms prior allegations and reveals new ones.

By Emma Varvaloucas

Feb 19, 2019

Buddha Buzz Weekly: Mindfulness in the Public Sector

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls for more lovingkindness, mindfulness in schools and government is debated, and a memorial service for Bernie Glassman. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.

By Emma Varvaloucas and Matthew Abrahams

Feb 16, 2019

Trike Daily

The “Love Guru” I Wouldn’t Listen To

Disgraced former monk Michael Roach is itching for a comeback . . . as a relationship expert.

By Emma Varvaloucas

Feb 14, 2019

Magazine Arts & Culture

Tolerably Black

A Nichiren Buddhist artist invites us to reckon with the painful legacy of American slavery with openness and compassion.

By Emma Varvaloucas

Spring 2019

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Best of the Haiku Challenge (February 2021)

Announcing the winning poems from Tricycle’s monthly challenge

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Mar 04, 2021

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Visiting Teacher: Guo Gu

A Q&A with Guo Gu, founder of and teacher at the Tallahassee Chan Center and Sheng Yen Associate Professor of Chinese Buddhism at Florida State University

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Spring 2021

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Meditation Month 2021: Silent Illumination

Meditation Month is back! Join us for our annual challenge to commit to a daily meditation practice throughout the month of March. This year, our Meditation Month teacher Guo Gu will guide us through the Chan (Zen) practice of silent illumination, which reveals our innate capacity for awakening.

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Mar 2021

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Emma Varvaloucas

Trike Daily Meditation & Practice

Apps to Help You Stop Using Apps

Trike Daily News

Disease Is Inevitable. Compassion Is a Choice.

Magazine Personal Reflections

Love at First Sit

Trike Daily Arts & Culture

Ever Greens: Innovative Zen Restaurant Celebrates 40 Years

Magazine Society & Environment

How Korea’s “Twitter Monk” Mends Broken Hearts

Trike Daily

Attendants Paint a Picture of Shambhala Leader’s Harmful History

Trike Daily

Buddha Buzz Weekly: Mindfulness in the Public Sector

Trike Daily

The “Love Guru” I Wouldn’t Listen To

Magazine Arts & Culture

Tolerably Black