Mary Talbot

Magazine Arts & Culture

Old Tibet Meets the American Midwest

A charismatic Ohio-born lama brings the dharma to the Buckeye State.

By Mary Talbot, Photography by Andrew Spear

Fall 2018

Trike Daily Meditation & Practice

Tackling The Mindfulness Equity Problem

It’s no secret that most American dharma centers are white and upper-middle class. The Mindfulness Allies Project is working to make mindfulness practice a viable undertaking, instead of an impossible luxury, for those struggling to make ends meet.

By Mary Talbot

Oct 02, 2017

buddhist nuns in pink robes for a story on bhikkhuni ordination

Magazine

Bhikkhuni Ordination: Buddhism’s Glass Ceiling

And why it’s high time to break through it

By Mary Talbot

Fall 2016

shayne clark, a professor and expert on early buddhist monasticism

Magazine

Rules for Pregnant Nuns & Married Monks

An interview with Buddhist Studies scholar Shayne Clarke

By Mary Talbot, Photography by Christoph Benfey

Summer 2016

Illustration of woman removing face, revealing sky within buddhism and self-help

Magazine Teachings

Saving Vacchagotta

The Buddha refused to say whether the self exists or not. But that doesn’t mean it can’t be helped.

By Mary Talbot

Winter 2015

Vietnamese nun practicing walking meditation

Trike Daily Meditation & Practice

Seeking Other Postures

A longtime meditator rediscovers instructions for the walking body.

By Mary Talbot

Nov 23, 2015

Trike Daily Personal Reflections

The Pope and a Cow’s Hoofprint

A dharma lesson in recognizing the goodness in others

By Mary Talbot

Oct 16, 2015

Trike Daily

Ruth Denison, Western Dharma Pioneer and Vipassana Innovator, Dies at 92

Ruth Denison was one of the first female dharma teachers in the West, renowned for pioneering an unconventional, body-centered approach to Buddhist practice and for launching hundreds of students on the Buddhist path. Earlier this month, she suffered a massive stroke and, according to her wishes, received no life-prolonging intervention. Denison spent her last days […]

By Mary Talbot

Feb 26, 2015

Close up photo of white flowers and leaves, buddhism celibacy

Magazine Personal Reflections

The Joy of No Sex

A lay practitioner reveals one of the most liberating decisions of her life: celibacy.

By Mary Talbot

Winter 2014

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Society & Environment

Buddha Buzz Weekly: August 10th, 2018

Nothing is permanent, so everything is precious. Here’s a selection of some happenings—fleeting or otherwise—in the Buddhist world this week. Zen Hospice Project Suspends Operations, Needs More Funding to Reopen Zen Hospice Project, the pioneering Buddhist-inspired residential hospice that has operated in San Francisco since 1987, suspended their guesthouse at the end of June because […]

By Eliza Rockefeller

Aug 10, 2018

Magazine

The Buddhist Review

History & Philosophy

You Are What You Read

As the dharma is made relatable to modern Western culture, do Buddhism’s foundational texts risk becoming obsolete?

By Gabriel Lefferts

Fall 2018

Dharma Talks

Video teachings and discussions with contemporary Buddhist teachers

Training in Tenderness

We all have stubborn habits that are supposed to protect us from injury, upset, or failure. But in most cases, our defenses fail their purpose, instead preventing us from building meaningful connections and reaching true happiness. In this series, Tibetan Buddhist teacher Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche shows us how to reorient ourselves toward tsewa, the tender and open heart that is an innate human quality.

Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche

Aug 2018

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