Wendy Johnson

Trike Daily Personal Reflections

Peace Made of Non-peace Elements

As wildfires destroyed homes in California, a group of veterans who sat peacefully in a meditation retreat offered a stark contrast.

By Wendy Johnson

Apr 26, 2019

The Boundless Field of Ecological Chaplaincy

In training Buddhist chaplains, one instructor turns toward the earth for a lesson on how to serve all living things as they blossom or decay.

By Wendy Johnson

Nov 21, 2018

gardening shovel shaped like a gun, digging into earth next to a flower, alchemy for regeneration

Magazine Society & Environment

An Alchemy for Regeneration

The Atlanta-based organization Lead to Life: A People’s Alchemy for Regeneration has a commitment to nonviolence bolstered by spiritual insight and dedicated action.

By Wendy Johnson

Fall 2018

Magazine Meditation & Practice

Forest Thicket Practice

How mindfully planting and caring for an apple orchard can cultivate literal and figurative fruit.

By Wendy Johnson

Summer 2018

Fire burning in Stanislaus National Forest, California fires

Magazine Society & Environment

Forest Refuge

In the aftermath of California’s devastating forest fires, Tricycle columnist Wendy Johnson reflects on the link between environmental destruction and regeneration.

By Wendy Johnson

Spring 2018

Spiral of Gratitude

A Buddhist practitioner summons gratitude on the eve of a Native American harvest tradition.

By Wendy Johnson

Winter 2017

The Whole Earth is Medicine

Longtime columnist Wendy Johnson reflects on the meanings (and uses) of sage.

By Wendy Johnson

Fall 2017

Wild Mustard and the Way of Zen

Our resident gardener renews her gratitude to a pioneering woman of Buddhism

By Wendy Johnson

Summer 2017

Standing with Standing Rock

Tricycle’s longest-running columnist recounts a visit to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota

By Wendy Johnson

Feb 17, 2017

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Awakening to the Apocalypse

In the New Testament, the four horsemen signal the end of all things, but in Buddhism, every ending is also a beginning.

By Larry Ward

Oct 16, 2019

Magazine

The Buddhist Review

Buddhist Temple at Philadelphia Museum of Art

The Buddhist Traveler in Philadelphia

The City of Brotherly Love is best known for its cheesesteak and the Liberty Bell, but the town’s hidden pockets of tranquility will surprise you.

By Samuel Newhouse

Fall 2019

Dharma Talks

Video teachings and discussions with contemporary Buddhist teachers

Reclaiming Our Stories: Four Remarkable Zen Women

Stories of past masters are central to Zen practice, but nearly all of those stories are about men. In this series, Tenku Ruff, Osho, shines a light on the lives of four exemplary Zen women who embody the qualities of courage, compassion, equanimity, and authenticity.

Tenku Ruff, Osho

Oct 2019

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