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    Spiritual Esperanto: A Response to "The Dalai Lama as a Brand" Paid Member

    Posted by Alex Caring-Lobel on 15 Jan 2013
    In Joachim Krueger’s most recent blog post on Psychology Today, the social psychologist attempts to expose the alleged hypocrisy of the 14th Dalai Lama and what he views as the unexamined shallowness of His Holiness’ vision. In demythologizing the Dalai Lama and his aura of “overall goodness,” Krueger asks us not only to sober up from our blind reverence but also to “consider the pull of collective valuation, the need to revere at least someone, and the fragility of the human thinking machine.” More »
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    Buddha Buzz: Rejection Therapy and Bringing the "Glam" to Meditation Paid Member

    Posted by Emma Varvaloucas on 11 Jan 2013
    Today on Buddha Buzz I must start with the most egregious example of spiritual consumerism I think I have ever seen in my life. As someone who went to journalism school and now makes a living as a magazine editor, I feel like my response to Wednesday's New York Times article "The New Mantra: Replacing 'Om' With 'Glam'," should be something more eloquent than what I'm about to share, but really, all I can summon up to say about this article is… "Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!" followed by loud sobbing. More »
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    An Open Letter to the Buddhist Community from the Osho Council of Rinzai-ji Paid Member

    Posted by Alex Caring-Lobel on 11 Jan 2013
    This morning we received the following open letter to the American Buddhist community from the Osho Council of Rinzai-ji responding to the sexual misconduct of their head Joshu Sasaki Roshi. More »
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    Buddha Buzz: Buddhist News from Around the World, Week of December 31 Paid Member

    Posted by Emma Varvaloucas on 04 Jan 2013
    Happy New Year, everyone!  Over the holiday break, Tricycle was saddened to hear of a Christmas Day plane crash in Burma in which three Burmese died and the founders of the Community Meditation Center, Susanna Weiss and Allan Lokos, were injured. While Susanna suffered broken vertebrae in her back and has been released from the hospital, Allan, the center's guiding teacher and a frequent Tricycle contributor, received severe burns on his hands, legs, and head, and remains in the ICU of a hospital in Singapore. WNYC has the whole, harrowing story here. Please pray for the couple's health and swift recovery. More »
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    Buddha Buzz: Buddhist News from Around the World, Week of December 17 Paid Member

    Posted by Emma Varvaloucas on 21 Dec 2012
    Did everybody survive the Mayan apocalypse? Good, good. Then it's time for one more Buddha Buzz before the Trike staff takes a week off for the holidays. Don't miss us too much! Before I mention anything else, we've put together a collection of Buddhist responses to the Newtown tragedy from some of the teachers we all know and love. You can read it here. As you gather with your loved ones next week for the holidays, please keep the victims of the Newtown shooting and their families in your minds and hearts. More »
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    Frederick P. Lenz Foundation Offers 2013 Women in Buddhism Grants Paid Member

    Posted by Emma Varvaloucas on 18 Dec 2012
    For those of you who may qualify for the Frederick P. Lenz Foundation's 2013 Women in Buddhism grants, which support women-led Buddhist organizations, programs, and initiatives, board member Liz Lewinson sent us the following information:   The Frederick P. Lenz Foundation for American Buddhism is proud to announce the availability of four annual Women in Buddhism grants during 2013.  Each $2,500 grant supports women-led Buddhist organizations, programs and initiatives designed to cultivate a new generation of American women Buddhist leaders. In 2012, the first year of the program, grants were given to the following organizations: More »