12 Steps for a DIY At-Home Retreat
Wherever you are, and no matter how much time you have, you can commit to this fundamental part of a Buddhist practice.
Retreat
Eight Days After 9/11: On Retreat with Bhante G in the West Virginia Hills
A practitioner shares a blog post written 20 years ago while on retreat just after the attacks of September 11
5 Things That Might Surprise You about Meditation Retreats
It’s not all calm and cosmic-flavored bubble gum.
Crowdfunding A Three-Year Buddhist Retreat
Poet Alana Siegel is hoping to raise the money for room and board as she prepares to start a three-year retreat in California.
The Sound of Silence
Getting quiet to hear nature—and my true self.
New Online Retreat: Working & Playing with the Breath
Our new online retreat with Thanissaro Bhikkhu, abbot of the Metta Forest Monastery, delves into various aspects of recognizing, understanding, and cultivating the breath. Emphasizing the practice of “playing with the breath,” Thanissaro Bhikkhu walks us…
The Three Universal Characteristics of Existence
In Rita Gross’s Tricycle Retreat, “Buddhist History for Buddhist Practitioners,” we have been discussing what aspects of the Buddha’s teachings already existed in the time of the Buddha and what aspects were unique ideas of the…
Week 2 Roundup: The Buddha’s Original Ideas
We’re finishing up week 2 of Rita Gross’s Tricycle Retreat, “Buddhist History for Buddhist Practitioners,” today. This week Gross discussed India’s spiritual scene at the time of the Buddha. She reminds us that the Buddha didn’t…
How important are meditation retreats?
A couple of days ago, my co-worker Monty McKeever wrote a post on our blog about Buddhism and money. As you might have guessed, it got some attention: Tricycle Community members left impassioned comments and it…
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