Karen Jensen

Karen Jensen is a writer and editor living in Brooklyn.

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Meditation Barbie Wants to Be Your Dolly Lama

The doll who has it all is exploring a new career as a meditation teacher, but she’s having a hard time letting go of her material-girl lifestyle.

By Karen Jensen

Feb 13, 2020

Magazine Society & Environment

Can Mindfulness Save Buddhism in Japan?

In a country where Buddhism has become a “funeral religion,” one Zen monk hopes to use the popular Westernized practice to revive his tradition.

By Karen Jensen

Winter 2019

Sakyadhita International Association of Buddhist Women Holds First Post-#MeToo Conference

Over 800 nuns and laywomen from around the world gather for the biennial meeting to discuss injustices affecting female practitioners.

By Karen Jensen

Jul 15, 2019

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Magazine Society & Environment

Temple Wives

Shin Buddhism’s bomori, or “temple guardians,” challenge assumptions about gender roles, domestic life, and religious authority.

Jessica Starling in conversation with Karen Jensen

Spring 2022

Kyoto Temple Plans Outer Space Location

Daigoji, a temple in Kyoto, Japan, was founded in 874 and has survived the many twists and turns of history—including Japan’s destructive Onin War in the 15th century. But this Shingon Buddhist temple is hardly stuck in the past—in fact, it plans to go where no Buddhist temple has gone before with an extraterrestrial expansion, […]

By Karen Jensen

Summer 2021

Trike Daily News

Buddha Buzz Weekly: Bhutan Vaccinates Its Population in Record Time

The Buddhist country has administered shots to a whopping 93 percent of its eligible population, thieves target a Buddhist temple in North Carolina, and activists in Myanmar choose protesting over celebrating the new year. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.

By Amanda Lim Patton and Karen Jensen

Apr 17, 2021

Trike Daily News

Buddha Buzz Weekly: Buddhist Monk Rescued After Being Trapped in Cave

A Thai monk is rescued after being trapped inside a cave for days, two Tibetan motorcyclists embark on a journey across India, and a communal matcha ceremony in Japan changes due to COVID-19. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.

By Amanda Lim Patton, Emily DeMaioNewton, Karen Jensen

Apr 10, 2021

Trike Daily News

Buddha Buzz Weekly: Thieves Steal from California Buddhist Temples

String of thefts target donations at Buddhist temples in Southern California, a Japanese temple programs “Buddhabot” with the Sutta Nipata, and Buddhist legal defender Alvin Sykes dies at 64. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.

By Amanda Lim Patton, Emily DeMaioNewton, and Karen Jensen

Apr 03, 2021

Trike Daily News

Buddha Buzz Weekly: Sri Lanka Targets Muslim Minority with Proposed Burqa Ban

In Sri Lanka, a proposal to close over 1,000 Islamic schools and ban the burqa seeks government approval, monks in Seoul march to support anti-coup protestors in Myanmar, and Japanese monastics and worshippers walk on hot coals to pray for safety from the pandemic. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.

By Amanda Lim Patton, Eliza Rockefeller, and Karen Jensen

Mar 20, 2021

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You Can’t Be Yourself By Yourself: Overcoming Structural Selfishness

In this Dharma Talk, Malcolm Martin proposes the term "structural selfishness" to discuss the ways that a fixed idea of self hinders our practice, while offering insight on how to embrace the complexity of interdependence.

Malcolm Martin

Jun 2022

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