Karen Jensen
Karen Jensen is a writer and editor living in Brooklyn.
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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.
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.
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.
Latest Articles
Buddha Buzz Weekly: After Arson, Buddhist Temple Sees Outpouring of Support
Los Angeles’s Higashi Honganji sees incredible donations after potential hate crime, Myanmar women put their bodies—and their bras—on the line, and over 150 monks at Tibetan monastery in India test positive for COVID-19. Tricycle looks back…
Buddha Buzz Weekly: Supreme Faces Potential Legal Battle with Thai Buddhists
Thailand’s National Office of Buddhism says that it wants to pursue a legal battle against the streetwear brand for using an image of the late monk Luang Phor Koon, activist monks oppose hydropower projects in India,…
Buddha Buzz Weekly: Buddhist Temple in Queens Offers Lifeline for Nepalese Community
The United Sherpa Association helps struggling members of the Nepalese community during COVID-19, monks back Indian farmers, and plant-based meat has been around for much longer than the Impossible burger. Tricycle looks back at the events…
Buddha Buzz Weekly: Kyoto Temple Plans Outer Space Location
A Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, plans a satellite location (literally), Bhutan reports its first COVID death, and Buddhist monks protest against the military coup in Myanmar. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week…
Buddha Buzz Weekly: Myanmar Seized by Military Coup
A military coup seizes power in Myanmar, India donates vaccines to the Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan, and a mendicant monk known for roaming the streets of Tokyo dies of COVID-19. Tricycle looks back at the events…
Buddha Buzz Weekly: Tashi Wangchuk Released from Prison
Tibetan language advocate Tashi Wangchuk is released from a Chinese prison, an online forum connects Asian American Buddhist writers and artists, and the Dalai Lama congratulates President Joe Biden. Tricycle looks back at the events of…
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