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Joan Duncan Oliver
Joan Duncan Oliver is a Tricycle contributing editor. The author of six books, she edited Commit to Sit, an anthology of articles from Tricycle.
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Psychotherapist, black belt martial artist, and dedicated dharma teacher, Roshi Shuzen married traditional Buddhist practice and modern Western psychology to offer support for navigating the pressures of life today.
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Dzogchen Master Rigdzin Shikpo, Head of the Longchen Foundation, Has Died
One of Chögyam Trungpa's first Western students and a lineage holder, Rigdzin Shikpo was a respected and beloved teacher of formless meditation and the Dzogchen view.
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Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Renowned Tibetan Buddhist Master, Has Died
The Tibetan Buddhist scholar and cofounder of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition died on Thursday.
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Jack Engler, PhD, Psychotherapist and Longtime Vipassana Practitioner, Has Died
Famed for studying the self from Western and Buddhist perspectives, he was a pioneer in establishing a dialogue between psychoanalysis and Buddhist practice.
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Jarvis Jay Masters Continues His Fight for Freedom
The most famous Buddhist on death row, author of two books and numerous articles, prepares to take his case for exoneration to federal court.
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Tulku Khyongla Rato Rinpoche, Noted Tibetan Buddhist Scholar, Ex-monk, and Founder of The Tibet Center in New York City, Died at 98
Unassuming, he was the learned and revered teacher of Richard Gere, Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys, Joseph Campbell, and many others
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Let There Be Light
Solar power has helped this couple save lives across the world. Buddhism helped them save their marriage.
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Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Zen Master, Dies at 95
The beloved teacher and civil rights activist was a pioneer of engaged Buddhism who popularized mindfulness around the world.
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