Technology

New Retreat Search Site Helps You Find a Place to Find Some Peace

RetreatBase allows users to look for silent meditation retreats across the country

By Matthew Abrahams

May 29, 2019

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Trike Daily Personal Reflections

Why You’re Addicted to Your Phone

The nonstop novelty of cell phones distracts us from the true root of our suffering, says Zen priest Kurt Spellmeyer.

By Kurt Spellmeyer

Dec 27, 2018

Is Virtual Reality Getting Too Real?

As VR technology takes the world by storm, two Buddhist teachers and a cognitive neuroscientist debate its spiritual potential and shortcomings.

A conversation with Andrew Holecek, Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel, and Jordan Quaglia, edited by Julia Hirsch

Oct 12, 2018

Trike DailyMeditation & Practice

Can Sensory Deprivation Tanks Help Your Practice? An Unscientific Experiment.

Meditation teacher Loch Kelly tries out his contemplative practice inside a floatation tank.

By Matthew Abrahams

Jul 18, 2018

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Trike DailyMeditation & Practice

Can Virtual Reality Help You Reach Enlightenment?

If games that train and transport your mind are cheating, then so are vast swaths of the Buddhist tradition, according to this meditation teacher.

By Dr. Jay Michaelson

Jul 20, 2017

Trike DailyMeditation & Practice

Why Former Pixar CFO Lawrence Levy Walked Away from It All

In his new book, the author details his long and winding road to Buddhism—and Steve Jobs’s reaction to his career change.

By Lakshmi Gandhi

Nov 01, 2016

Social Media Dharma

Rather than viewing Facebook as a meaningless distraction, why not observe how we get caught up in and controlled by our mental and physical sensations online?

By Chris Towery

Jan 21, 2016

Mindful Tech

Learn the benefits of breathing through your inbox.

By Wendy Joan Biddlecombe Agsar

Jan 12, 2016

Trike DailySociety & Environment

Buddhify Your Android Phone

Apps that tap into mindfulness may be promising “liberation at the price of a new attachment.”

By John Tresch

Dec 04, 2015

Trike Daily

Daily wisdom, teachings & critique

Buddha Buzz Weekly: Hong Kong Protesters Mark Hungry Ghost Festival

Demonstrators in Hong Kong burn offerings outside police station, activists decry an elephant’s treatment at Sri Lanka festival, and Thai monks take first place at video game tournament. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.

By Karen Jensen

Aug 24, 2019

Magazine

The Buddhist Review

Buddhist Temple at Philadelphia Museum of Art

Society & Environment

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

Mindful Parenting: Nurturing an Intentional, Compassionate Family

To raise mindful, compassionate children, parents must first establish a strong foundation in their own practice to serve as a model. Sumi Loundon Kim, a Buddhist chaplain and author of the Sitting Together parenting curriculum, provides immediately applicable practices for your family’s daily routines and shows how to recognize and address harmful family patterns.

Sumi Loundon Kim

Aug 2019

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