Joan Duncan Oliver

Joan Duncan Oliver is a Tricycle contributing editor. The author of five books, she edited Commit to Sit, an anthology of articles from Tricycle.

Magazine Society & Environment

The Buddhist Traveler in Kathmandu

An insider’s guide to Nepal’s iconic Buddhist sites, plus hidden treasures you shouldn’t miss

By Julia Hirsch and Joan Duncan Oliver

Spring 2020

Trike Daily Obituaries

Ram Dass, Beloved Spiritual Teacher, Has Died

The American spiritual leader, yogi, counterculture icon, and Be Here Now author has died. He was 88.

By Joan Duncan Oliver

Dec 22, 2019

Magazine

What We’re Listening To

Podcasts and a guided meditation that no Buddhist listener should miss

By Joan Duncan Oliver

Winter 2019

Magazine Arts & Culture

What We’re Reading

The latest in Buddhist publishing, plus a book worth rereading

By Joan Duncan Oliver and Cara Dibdin

Winter 2019

A monk paints the front entrance of a building at Serenity Ridge Retreat Center

Magazine

Blue Ridge Serenity

For over 20 years, a Bon Buddhist community has brought a bit of Tibet to Virginia’s wooded hills.

By Joan Duncan Oliver

Winter 2019

Image of the Buddhist architecture for Shamar Rinpoche's shrine

Magazine

Architecture of Awakening

In bringing contemporary design to a Tibetan Buddhist center, an architect finds a foundation for his own practice.

By Joan Duncan Oliver

Fall 2019

Photograph of Lama Rod Owens' group Bhumisparsha

Magazine Society & Environment

Dharma For All

Bhumisparsha, a virtual sangha started by Lama Rod Owens and Justin von Bujdoss, aims to create a new kind of Buddhist community.

By Joan Duncan Oliver

Summer 2019

Trike Daily Obituaries

Kathok Getse Rinpoche, Head of the Nyingma School, Is Dead at 64

The distinguished lama led one of the oldest branches of Tibetan Buddhism.

By Joan Duncan Oliver

Dec 05, 2018

Trike Daily Obituaries

Remembering Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari, Envoy to the Dalai Lama

The late activist, journalist, politician, humanitarian, and negotiator changed American-Tibetan relations.

By Joan Duncan Oliver

Nov 14, 2018

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Showing Up Without Burning Out

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Apr 12, 2021

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The Buddhist Review

Visiting Teacher: Guo Gu

The late activist, journalist, politician, humanitarian, and negotiator changed American-Tibetan relations.

By The Editors

Spring 2021

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Engaging with the Truths of Suffering

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Apr 2021

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