A Zen Harvest
When the pandemic hit, veterans of Green Gulch Farm joined with Bay Area leaders and activists to distribute their sangha-grown vegetables where it was needed most.
Wendy Johnson
Wendy Johnson is Tricycle's longest-running columnist. She is a lay dharma teacher and the author of Gardening at the Dragon's Gate: At Work in the Wild and Cultivated World.
The Life of Yvonne Rand
Two Zen teachers remember the late Soto Zen priest.
Personal Reflections Environment
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.
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.
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.
Forest Thicket Practice
How mindfully planting and caring for an apple orchard can cultivate literal and figurative fruit.
Forest Refuge
In the aftermath of California's devastating forest fires, Tricycle columnist Wendy Johnson reflects on the link between environmental destruction and regeneration.
Spiral of Gratitude
A Buddhist practitioner summons gratitude on the eve of a Native American harvest tradition.
The Whole Earth is Medicine
Longtime columnist Wendy Johnson reflects on the meanings (and uses) of sage.
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