Pilgrimages to sacred Buddhist sites led by experienced Dharma teachers. Includes daily teachings and group meditation sessions. A local English–speaking guide accompanies and assists.
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A Beautiful Fall Morning at the Village Zendo
Tricycle's web editor, Phil Ryan, and I had the good fortune to spend the morning sitting and speaking with Roshi Enkyo O'Hara at the Village Zendo, located just south of Houston on Broadway in lower Manhattan. We were there to interview her about the upcoming 25th anniversary of the Village Zendo community. Naturally, the conversation started with the telling of Enkyo's own Buddhist story, and from there we were able to cover topics ranging from how to best adapt various Zen rituals for a lay community in America to the challenges and joys of practicing in the city. Stay tuned for the fruits of the interview. Image: from www.villagezendo.org More » -
ABC News interviews insight meditation teacher Joseph Goldstein
After recently attending a 9-day meditation retreat at Spirit Rock Meditation Center outside of San Francisco, ABC news reporter Dan Harris said his life got "10% better." Harris--who acknowledges his aversion to sitting still and "touchy feely" things--was surprised by how energized he felt following the retreat. The news anchor sat down with retreat leader Joseph Goldstein following the retreat to discuss basic instruction with the insight meditation teacher as part of ABC's "Beliefs" series. During the interview Goldstein discusses new-comers apprehensions about silence, the difficulty simply focusing on the breath, our addiction to attachment, and insight into impermanence. Check out the video here. More » -
W.S. Merwin and the nameless
The November/December 2010 issue of The American Poetry Review came in the mail today. It features fourteen new poems by W.S. Merwin. Here's one:Looking Up in the GardenThese trees have no nameswhatever we call themwhere will the meanings bewhen the words are forgottenwill I see againwhere are youwill you be sittingin Fran's living roomwill the dream come backwill I know where I amwill there be birds More » -
Part 3 of Buddhist History for Buddhist Practitioners: An Interview with Jacqueline Stone
At the Tricycle Community we're beginning part 3 of our "Buddhist History for Buddhist Practitioners" series. This time we'll be discussing an interview with Princeton's Jacqueline Stone about the place of the Lotus Sutra in Buddhist history. More » -
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The New Yorker Profiles The Dalai Lama
The current issue of The New Yorker features a lengthy profile of the Dalai Lama entitled "The Next Incarnation," written by Evan Osnos. After listening to a podcast with Osnos in which he talks about the piece and what it was like to meet the Dalai Lama, I had to go out and find a copy of the magazine so that I could read it (the online article is available only to subscribers). It's a solid profile overall and it concisely describes the Dalai Lama's current relationship with China. Osnos also does a good job of painting a picture of what Tibet looks like today. More »
