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Trike Daily Society & Environment

A New Initiative Grapples with Collective Traumas

Global social witnessing is a technique that uses group mindfulness to process large-scale tragedies.

By Lori Shridhare

Aug 22, 2019

Trike Daily Society & Environment

How a Buddhist Couple Helped a Somali Writer Find Refuge in America

When Abdi Nor Iftin’s citizen journalism put his life at risk, his supporters in Maine aided his escape.

By Alex Tzelnic

Sep 20, 2018

Living Lighter with Less

Matthieu Ricard explains how to let go of attachments and be content with what you have.

By Matthieu Ricard

May 30, 2018

The Brush Is Mightier: Kazuaki Tanahashi’s Guide to Social Transformation

The Japanese artist and activist discusses his new book Painting Peace: Art in a Time of Global Crisis, and explains what art and activism have in common.

Marie Scarles interviews Kazuaki Tanahashi

May 15, 2018

Shinnyo-en Priest Bringing Meditation to New York City Police Department

An “instant connection” between Buddhist priest Qalvy Grainzvolt and former NYPD Transit Chief Joe Fox set the groundwork for teaching meditation to America’s largest police force.

By Wendy Joan Biddlecombe Agsar

Feb 13, 2018

Trike DailySociety & Environment

Fifty, Not Forty-nine

Why one Zen practitioner counts Omar Mateen among the dead.

By Joshin Brian Byrnes

Jun 24, 2016

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks to a crowd

Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

A Buddhist priest reflects on the occasion of the civil rights leader’s birthday.

By Zenju Earthlyn Manuel

Jan 18, 2016

Trike DailySociety & Environment

The Power of Altruism to Change the World

Tibetan Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard in conversation with Joan Duncan Oliver

By Tricycle

Oct 20, 2015

Trike DailyPersonal Reflections

The Pope and a Cow’s Hoofprint

A dharma lesson in recognizing the goodness in others

By Mary Talbot

Oct 16, 2015

Trike Daily

Daily wisdom, teachings & critique

Communicating in COVID

Whether our conversations are IRL or on the internet, it can be hard to know the right thing to say right now. Mindful communication teacher Oren Jay Sofer shares his advice.

Interview with Oren Jay Sofer by Alex Tzelnic

Jun 02, 2020

Magazine

The Buddhist Review

Aging Mindfully

Enso Village, a new project by the San Francisco Zen Center, wants to explore the process of growing old.

By Wendy Joan Biddlecombe Agsar

Summer 2020

Dharma Talks

Video teachings and discussions with contemporary Buddhist teachers

The Four Immeasurables: A Science of Compassion

In this series, Vanessa Zuisei Goddard speaks of the four immeasurables as a “science of compassion,” showing the incredible power loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity have to transform our relationships with others.

Vanessa Zuisei Goddard

May 2020

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