Alison Spiegel
Alison Spiegel is a writer and contributing editor for Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.
Leaders from the three Buddhist traditions gathered for prayers and candle-lighting.
Climate Activist Wynn Bruce’s Self-Immolation Raises Questions Within and Beyond the Buddhist Community
The practicing Buddhist set fire to himself in an apparent protest of climate change. Plus, Myanmar’s military sentences Aung San Suu Kyi to five more years in prison and kills civilians, including a Buddhist monk.
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Sutra and Bible Exhibit
On February 26, a new exhibit at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles titled Sutra and Bible: Faith and the Japanese American World War II Incarceration opened with a virtual preview and talk by…
New Book Work, Pray, Code: When Work Becomes Religion in Silicon Valley Investigates the Cult of Productivity
“What happens when work is the place where Americans find their souls?”
Training Wheels
Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach think qualified meditation teachers are needed now more than ever, so they’re building a global community and curriculum to help
These Mesmerizing Zen Garden Videos Offer a Calming Antidote to Your Doomscrolling
Self-taught video artist Yuki Kawae hopes that his designs provide relief and inspire unity amidst troubled times and cluttered feeds.
After a Two-Year Hiatus, the International Tipitaka Chanting Program Returns to India This Spring
The multi-day event brings together Theravada sanghas and revives pilgrimage sites for the benefit of practitioners and local communities alike.
An Interview with the Creator of Pali Wordle
Khemarato Bhikkhu is happy about what he sees as a growing “textual community” and thinks any reason to flip through the Pali dictionary is a good one.
Sutra and Bible, a New Exhibit on Faith and the Japanese American Internment, Opens with a Virtual Preview
Curators Duncan Ryuken Williams and Emily Anderson will host an opening talk online next week for the L.A.-based show. Plus, Thai designers create Buddhist amulets from recycled material, and Theravada Buddhists observe Magha Puja Day.
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