Sad news from the Maldives this week, an islands-nation that lies southwest of India. The Maldives, though now strictly Islamic, was Buddhist until the 12th century. In recent political turmoil, during which the first democratically elected…

Buddhism and modernity have sat down together at the table once more. Last Friday, the China Daily published the article “Buddhist temple offers e-blessing service,” which covered one innovative method of controlling crowds, reducing the burning…

For our third Tricycle Film Club offering, we’re pleased to present Edge of Dreaming, a haunting and meditative film from Scottish filmmaker Amy Hardie that is presented by Alive Mind Cinema. Hardie built a career on…

First off, Happy Lunar New Year! Welcome to the year of the dragon. As befits such a year celebrating a creature who is often associated with longevity, some Buddhist monks in Japan have a similar concern…

This post contains audio, video, or images. View media now Jill Satterfield has taught meditation and yoga exercises in a number of different traditions. For our February Tricycle Retreat, “Meditation in Motion,” which begins on Feburary…

Happy (late) Halloween! Did you dress up? Did you go trick ‘r treating (or take your kids)? Did you…use Halloween to further your Buddhist practice? At first it seems like Halloween might be the antithesis of…