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After his cancer diagnosis, a young man grapples with the question of how best to use what little time he has left.
After his cancer diagnosis, a young man grapples with the question of how best to use what little time he has left.
We are happy to announce that from now on, all of our online, four-week retreats will have downloadable transcripts for the hearing impaired. The transcripts for our current retreat with Segyu Rinpoche, and for all retreats in the future, can be found under “Supplementary Materials,” on the right hand side of each retreat teaching […]
Many predominantly Buddhist countries in lower Asia are also home to substantial populations of Muslims. Likewise, a number of Muslim countries are home to Buddhist minorities. Majority-minority relations can be contentious, but add ethno-religious lines to the mix and things can easily degenerate from prejudicial policy-making to unbridled violence. (Take Rakhine Buddhist violence against the […]
In recent decades, the decline of religious belief and affiliation in the West has been accompanied by a steady increase of interest in “spirituality” and the deployment of the term. The word has come a long way from its Christian roots to encompass alternative and mystic traditions from a number of religious traditions, and, more […]
Good news for all you dharma bums in NYC! Our friends (and neighbors—they’re just a couple blocks away from the Trike offices) over at NY Insight have opened their beautiful center for community use during the afternoon and evening on weekdays. Drop in to read, relax, or chat quietly with friends. The small room is […]
Water, water, everywhere, and not a drop to drink. These days when I read about Buddhism in the mainstream media—heck, when I read about Buddhism in the Buddhist media—it’s more like, mindfulness, mindfulness, everywhere, and not a drop of dharma. It’s not that I have anything against mindfulness. It’s just that I can’t jump on […]
The following announcement came to us from our friends at Inquiring Mind, a donation-supported, semiannual journal of the Vipassana community. The publication is excellent, and to make matters even better, author, Tricycle contributor, and previous Turning Wheel editor Susan Moon is guest editing the upcoming issue. We don’t know exactly what she and the other […]
July, it seems, is a very auspicious month for Tibetan Buddhists. Last Friday was the Dalai Lama’s birthday, and tomorrow it’s Pema Chodron’s 76th. Happy Birthday, Pema! Although she is in retreat for the entirety of 2012, she’s holding a virtual online retreat in honor of the occasion. If you register here (it’s free), the […]
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