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Eugene Gendlin, Developer of Self-Actualization Practice Called Focusing, Has...
Eugene Gendlin, a philosopher, psychologist, and founder of the International Focusing Institute, died on May 1 in Spring Valley, New York. He was 90 years old. Gendlin is best-known for developing a...
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2017 Buddhist Global Relief Concert Set for June 17
Buddhist Global Relief’s sixth annual benefit concert is set to take place on Saturday, June 17, at New York City’s Middle Collegiate Church. The Concert to Feed the Hungry supports the nonprofit...
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Meet Brett Campbell, the Air Force Reserve’s Newest (and Only) Buddhist Chaplain
As the only Buddhist chaplain at Buckley Air Force base in Aurora, Colorado—and the entire Air Force Reserve, for that matter—Brett Campbell has a small flock of 14 self-identifying Buddhists to serve....
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Taking the Reins of Climate Action
President Donald J. Trump withdrew the United States from the Paris climate accord on Thursday—a landmark agreement signed by 195 nations in 2015 to combat global warming—citing economic concerns and...
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What the Tibetan Book of the Dead Can Teach Us About Dying Today
The Buddhist meditation master Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche once wrote that the Tibetan Book of the Dead could very well be called the “Tibetan Book of Birth.” The 8th-century text, which details the...
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Looking Inward to Live in Harmony
The underlying cause of conflict isn’t an enemy or adverse conditions—it’s a thorn lodged within our own heart and mind. This radical notion from the historical Buddha’s teachings comes with a...
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First Dedicated Ecodharma Center in U.S. to Open Outside of Boulder
The Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center, the first dedicated center in the United States to combine Buddhism, nature, and ecological responsibility, has closed on a property in Colorado and is set...
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Contemplate Death (and Life) This Summer At a Historic Brooklyn Cemetery
For six evenings this summer, New Yorkers can have all of Green-Wood Cemetery’s 478 acres (almost) to themselves to meditate and contemplate a topic that we usually do our best to ignore: death....
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Celebrating Buddhism’s Inclusivity
Every June, the LGBTQ community and allies around the world celebrate Pride Month. The tradition has grown out of the June 1969 rebellion that ignited the gay rights movement, when gay clubgoers in New...
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5 Articles to Celebrate the Dalai Lama’s 82nd Birthday
His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists and a worldwide symbol of kindness, will celebrate his 82nd birthday in the Indian region of Ladakh on Thursday. The Tibetan...
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Enlightenment, the Four Noble Truths, and Other Buddhist Concepts on Display...
Along an industrial stretch of Brooklyn’s Greenpoint Avenue, across the street from a car rental shop and the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, Ben Paljor Chatag’s red, green, and blue Buddhas...
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Buddhist Teacher Michael Stone Removed from Life Support
Buddhist teacher, yogi, and mental health practitioner Michael Stone was taken off of life support on Sunday evening, according to a statement by his family posted on Stone’s Facebook page. Stone was...
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Buddhist Teacher Michael Stone’s Family Says He Likely Died from Opioid Overdose
An initial toxicology report found that Buddhist teacher Michael Stone had opioids, including fentanyl, in his system when he died last week, according to a statement released by his family late...
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Former Police Captain and Dharma Teacher Cheri Maples Has Died
Cheri Maples, a former Madison Police Department captain and dharma teacher in Thich Nhat Hanh’s Order of Interbeing, died on Thursday from complications following a 2016 bicycle crash. She was 64....
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Spotlight On: Amanda Giacomini
When she was exploring India’s Ajanta Caves in 2006, Amanda Giacomini didn’t know that the ancient murals and rock-carved Buddhist sculptures would eventually lead her on a quest to create thousands of...
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Meet a Sangha: South Carolina Dharma Group
City: Columbia, South Georgia Tradition: Tibetan (Gelugpa) Year Founded: 2000 Number of Members: 15 active Meeting Place: Converted garage Tricycle talks to Nancy Kreml, South Carolina Dharma Group’s...
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Kung Fu Nuns Planning to Teach Hundreds of Himalayan Women Self-Defense
The world famous Kung Fu nuns, who have biked thousands of miles through the Himalayas to protest human trafficking and bring attention to global warming, have set their sights on a new mission:...
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Shechen Monastery in Nepal Completes First Phase of Renovation After 2015...
More than two years after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Nepal, Shechen Monastery in Boudhanath, near Kathmandu, has hit a major milestone in rebuilding the important monastery that suffered major...
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Sogyal Rinpoche Has Reportedly Resigned from Rigpa
The Tibetan Buddhist teacher Sogyal Rinpoche has reportedly resigned from Rigpa, the international network of practice centers he founded. The resignation letter, which is addressed to the sangha, is...
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Watch an Exclusive Clip From Walk with Me, a New Film about Thich Nhat Hanh
What would it be like to spend three years in the presence of Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh? Viewers of Walk with Me will get a taste of life at Plum Village, a remote monastic center in southwestern...
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