Personal Reflections Climate Change
Opening the Heart-Mind during Ecodharma Ceremonies
Composting trauma into collective action
Environment
The Sacred Polyester of Tibetan Khata
Once made from wool, these highly symbolic textiles are now frequently made of polyester—and quickly polluting the planet. Tricycle speaks with anthropologist Huatse Gyal about their various meanings, history, and the conundrum of religious waste.
A Koan for These Times
How koans can teach us to embrace uncertainty in the face of the climate crisis
Metamorphosis
There are seeds for a better future everywhere, if we know where to look.
Buddhist Leaders in Hawaii Offer Guidance After the Maui Wildfires
Aloha and dana are manifest in the words, thoughts, and actions of the community.
A Practice for Connecting with the Four Elements That Can Be Done Anywhere
Wherever we look in the dharma, the natural world is a resource for our own awakening.
Personal Reflections Environment
Mindful Foraging
While many have found a connection between garden-tending and mindfulness meditation, there’s a difference between tending to the wild garden rather than the cultivated one.
What If We’re Telling the Wrong Stories About the Climate Crisis?
Rebecca Solnit and Joan Halifax discuss the power of generative narratives.
The First Plow
In Ladakh, traditional plowing rituals connect villagers with their heritage and show how Buddhism exists beyond temples and texts.
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