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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A Milarepa Opera Offers an Ode to Stillness

Mila, Great Sorcerer composer Andrea Clearfield discusses the research and field recordings of Tibetan folk and ritual music that influenced the new opera.

By Matthew Abrahams

Feb 15, 2019

Magazine

The Buddhist Review

Detained Japanese Americans arrive at an assembly center in Santa Anita, California.

History & Philosophy

Thus Have I Heard: An American Sutra

With the outbreak of World War II, Japanese Americans were incarcerated by the thousands. Out of the crucible of the camps, a uniquely American Buddhism was born.

By Duncan Ryuken Williams

Spring 2019

Dharma Talks

Video teachings and discussions with contemporary Buddhist teachers

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Meditation & Practice

Finding Meaning in Mortality

Accepting death is the key to a meaningful life. But doing so isn’t easy. Marvin Harada shares inspiring examples from the Shin tradition of people and practices that will help us face mortality.

Reverend Marvin Harada

Feb 2019

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