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Trike Daily Personal Reflections

June Millington: Buddhist, Rockstar, and Pioneer

How the co-founder of the 1970s all-female rock band Fanny found the peace she was looking for through Buddhism

By Lakshmi Gandhi

Dec 01, 2021

What We’re Listening To

Two podcast episodes, an album, and a guided practice that no Buddhist listener should miss

By Joan Duncan Oliver

Fall 2021

Meet a Teacher: Ajahn Sujato

The Buddhist scholar was once a dissatisfied rock musician.

By Sabina Rabold

Summer 2020

The New Leonard Cohen Music Video Is Very Buddhist

The video for the late singer’s Happens To The Heart features Buddhist monks in a nod to the musician’s practice.

By Matthew Gindin

Nov 06, 2019

The Heavy Metta of a Buddhist Rocker

Rock musician Paul Masvidal explains metal’s morbid fascination, how he adds healing sounds to his songs, and why he named his band after Greek philosophers.

By Erin Strahley

Nov 07, 2018

A (Incomplete) Guide to (Sort of) Buddhist Rock

The musical investigations of a law student bored on spring break

By Roger Maldonado

May 27, 2014

The Fab Four’s Noble Truths

On the fortieth anniversary of the Beatles’ Revolver, Sean Murphy reflects on a generation’s sonic introduction to Eastern thought.

By Sean Murphy, Artwork by Klaus Voormann

Winter 2006

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