Tibetan Buddhism

How to Fail

American Buddhist nun Pema Chodron’s advice for leaning into the unknown

By Pema Chödrön

Mar 17, 2019

Trike Daily Personal Reflections

Sixty Years in Search of Freedom

On the 60th anniversary of Tibetan National Uprising Day, an author reflects on the enduring struggle of his people.

By Bhuchung D Sonam

Mar 10, 2019

Attendants Paint a Picture of Shambhala Leader’s Harmful History

A letter from six of the Shambhala head’s close staff confirms prior allegations and reveals new ones.

By Emma Varvaloucas

Feb 19, 2019

The Rising Generation of Female Tibetan Buddhist Leaders

A new class of nuns engages in fierce debates for the geshema, the highest degree in Tibetan Buddhism that was off limits to women for centuries.

By Jennifer Ladonne

Feb 07, 2019

Shambhala Investigation: Leader Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche Likely Committed Sexual Misconduct

A third-party investigation commissioned by Shambhala International substantiated two claims of misconduct against the Sakyong as a former teacher was arrested in Colorado.

By Matthew Abrahams

Feb 04, 2019

Prayer Without Blind Faith

There’s no need to pray to anything. If done from a settled mind, what we are praying for arises naturally.

By Ken McLeod

Dec 10, 2018

The Dangers of Diluted Buddhism

Some charismatic leaders take advantage of Western misconceptions rather than correct them, a Tibetan Buddhist teacher from the UK argues.

By Lama Jampa Thaye

Nov 09, 2018

How a Photographer Captured the Exquisite Details of the Murals of Tibet

Thomas Laird discusses how new high-resolution photographic methods made it possible for him to reproduce the ancient and seldom seen paintings in his latest book.

By Jeff Goldberg

Oct 24, 2018

Karmapas Unite

A monumental meeting between Tibetan Buddhist leaders Ogyen Trinley Dorje and Thaye Dorje, who both hold claims to the head of the Karma Kagyu lineage, signals the end of a decades-old sectarian divide.

By Gabriel Lefferts

Oct 11, 2018

Trike Daily

Daily wisdom, teachings & critique

How to Stay Mindful When Your Preschooler Isn’t

A mindfulness teacher and social worker offers step-by-step advice to the parent of a defiant child.

By Ayman Mukerji Househam

Apr 18, 2019

Magazine

The Buddhist Review

Detained Japanese Americans arrive at an assembly center in Santa Anita, California.

History & Philosophy

Thus Have I Heard: An American Sutra

With the outbreak of World War II, Japanese Americans were incarcerated by the thousands. Out of the crucible of the camps, a uniquely American Buddhism was born.

By Duncan Ryuken Williams

Spring 2019

Dharma Talks

Video teachings and discussions with contemporary Buddhist teachers

photograph of gesshin greenwood teaching on the buddha's life

The Dharmic Life

The Buddha’s journey from upper-class royalty to no-class enlightenment had enough twists and turns to fill a saga. Each stage of his life contains lessons on freeing ourselves from suffering applicable to our own lives here and now.

Gesshin Greenwood

Mar 2019

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Tibetan Buddhism

Trike Daily Teachings

How to Fail

Trike Daily Personal Reflections

Sixty Years in Search of Freedom

Trike Daily

Attendants Paint a Picture of Shambhala Leader’s Harmful History

Trike Daily

The Rising Generation of Female Tibetan Buddhist Leaders

Trike Daily

Shambhala Investigation: Leader Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche Likely Committed Sexual Misconduct

Trike Daily

Prayer Without Blind Faith

Trike Daily

The Dangers of Diluted Buddhism

Trike DailyArts & Culture

How a Photographer Captured the Exquisite Details of the Murals of Tibet

Trike Daily

Karmapas Unite