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Beautiful Image from Japan
This image came to us via a friend on twitter. We're not sure of the story behind it but I find it to be quite moving. More » -
Upcoming Earthquake/Tsunami Memorials in Los Angeles
We just receiving word on some inspiring activities in Los Angeles from an old friend of Tricycle: More » -
Three Practices for Japan
Even with the vast amount of information available to us through the media and internet, the amount of destruction, death, and suffering that is a result of the earthquake, tsunami, and subsequent nuclear catastrophe in Japan is hard to comprehend. It is enough to make the brain of any person with a capacity for empathy short-circuit. Yet losing our minds helps nobody. This morning I came across this passage in a piece titled How Japan's religions confront tragedy by Dan Gilgoff. From the CNN Belief blog, More » -
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Celebration, tragedy, ecology, and meditation; Quite the year for Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche
Around the turn of the fifteenth century, the 7th Karmapa, Chodrak Gyatso, recognized the first Thrangu Rinpoche as a reincarnation of Shuwu Palgyi Senge, a principal student of Padmasambhava (pictured at right). More » -
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Tibet Earthquake Emergency Relief
From Tibetfund.org, We are very sad to report that hundreds have died and an estimated 10,000 mostly ethnic Tibetans were injured and left homeless in near-freezing temperatures in the aftermath of the earthquake that struck a sparsely populated region of Tibet in the early hours of April 14. More than 85 percent of the houses in Jiegu, a town of 100,000 people nearest the epicenter, were destroyed. Because solid information is still emerging from officials working in the area, it is difficult to know how many remain buried in the rubble. Most of the people in the region are Tibetan herders and farmers who are in immediate need of shelter, medicine, clothing and other necessities. As we offer our prayers for the victims and survivors, The Tibet Fund has established an Emergency Earthquake Relief Fund and is working to ensure that resources reach those most affected by the quake and through channels that will provide meaningful More »
