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    Compassionate Gift Giving Ideas: Rolling Jubilee Paid Member

    Posted by Alex Caring-Lobel on 11 Dec 2012
    One way to give compassionately and intelligently this holiday season is to widen the net of those who receive the benefit of your generosity. Every Tuesday here on Tricycle's Buddhist Holiday Survival Guide, we'll be posting about organizations that could use your help this holiday season. Rolling Jubilee: The People's Bailout More »
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    A Buddhist Holiday Survival Guide: Compassionate Gift Giving Ideas Paid Member

    Posted by Emma Varvaloucas on 04 Dec 2012
    One way to give compassionately and intelligently this holiday season is to widen the net of those who receive the benefit of your generosity by donating to charities and nonprofit organizations. You can forego traditional presents and instead make a donation in your loved one's name, or you can pledge to donate the amount of money you spend on holiday gifts this year to a worthy cause. Every Tuesday here on Tricycle's Buddhist Holiday Survival Guide, we'll be posting about Buddhist organizations who could use your help this holiday season.   More »
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    A Buddhist Holiday Survival Guide Paid Member

    Posted by Alex Caring-Lobel on 03 Dec 2012
    'Tis the season to be jolly—and to grit your teeth and run through the gauntlet of what is commonly known as the holiday season. Whether it's gift shopping or socializing with your relatives that's got you down, Tricycle's month-long Buddhist Holiday Survival Guide is here to help. Throughout the month, Zen monk Brad Warner will be answering all of your practice questions, and midway through December, Zen teacher Ezra Bayda will be leading a discussion on dealing with those difficult relationship situations—in-laws, new partners, old family resentments—that tend to crop up over the holidays. More »
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    The Huffington Post Addresses "Conflicts About Race Among Meditators" Paid Member

    Posted by Emma Varvaloucas on 19 Nov 2012
    In a Huffington Post article published yesterday, religion reporter Jaweed Kaleem offers an insightful look into POC sitting groups in the American dharma scene. The article, "Buddhist 'People Of Color Sanghas,' Diversity Efforts Address Conflicts About Race Among Meditators," examines the need for minority sanghas alongside the seemingly "un-Buddhist" intention to form exclusive communities and courses for people of color. Kaleem writes, More »
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    Getting to Know the Tricycle Sangha: An Interview with Tricycle Community Member Mark Drew Paid Member

    Posted by Emma Varvaloucas on 25 Oct 2012
    A lot has been written in Tricycle over the years about the importance of sangha. Here on tricycle.com, we've endeavored to provide our members with not only a wealth of information about Buddhist practice and teachings but also with a sense of community. To that end, we also host a Tricycle community page, which you can visit at community.tricycle.com. More »
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    Saying Goodbye to Our Meditation Doctor: The Best of Andy Puddicombe Paid Member

    Posted by Alex Caring-Lobel on 25 Sep 2012
    Andy Puddicombe is a registered clinical mindfulness consultant and a former Buddhist monk. He is the author of Get Some Headspace and the founder of Headspace, a project that aims to make meditation accessible and easy-to-learn. Over the past 24 weeks, Andy has primed us for a life of mindfulness and kindly fielded all our meditation questions as Tricycle's resident meditation doctor. This week marks the last of Andy's "Introduction to Mindfulness," and your last chance to ask him all your burning meditation questions. As a farewell, we've collated some of his most popular posts from weeks past below. You can read Andy's latest post about dealing with our neuroses and ask him your questions here. More »