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What Is The Relationship Between Meditation And Intention?

Mallika Chopra, daughter of Deepak Chopra, hosted a panel discussion a few days ago on the relationship between meditation and intention. The panel also discussed how to turn goals and aspirations into reality and differentiate between goals and intent. The presenters included Mindah-Lee Kumar, Terence Stone, Jesse Berkowitz, Puki Freeberg, Jennifer Galardi, and Ram-Giri Braun. […]

Transformation Of Our Minds

The Dalai Lama gave an interview with Tricycle magazine in the fall of 2001 called Ethics for a Secular Millennium. I received these words of wisdom as part of the Tricycle Daily Dharma for August 19, 2013. His Holiness tells us that we need to proceed on the spiritual path of transformation of our minds […]

Robert Bellah, Sociologist of Religion, Dies at 86 | Tricycle

Robert Bellah, Sociologist of Religion, Dies at 86 | Tricycle.

Who Will Feed The Hungry Children In America?

Speaking of Engaged Buddhism, there is no finer example than that of Bhikkhu Bodhi. He founded Buddhist Global Relief (BGR) project to feed the hungry children in America and other parts of the world. According to an article on the BGR blog titled,  Nourishing Change, the United States House of Representatives passed the new Farm […]

An Evening With Wayne Dyer And Abraham

An Evening with Wayne Dyer and Abraham in Anaheim – Register Early and SAVE Date: November 13, 2013, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Sponsored by: Hay House Format: Lectures & Events Location: Anaheim Convention Center ~ Ballroom AB, Anaheim, CA Register for the event What happens when you bring together one of the most inspirational […]

Engaged Buddhism

These words of wisdom from Sulak Sivaraksa rang true to me because of his work with engaged Buddhism. Together with Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, The Dalai Lama, and Maha Ghosananda, he formed the International Network of Engaged Buddhists (INEB). Thich Nhat Hanh, as you probably know is a peace activist and is well-known for […]

Are You Caught In Praise and Blame?

In an article called, “Bad Reputation,” the Dalai Lama wrote about praise and blame. These are two of the Eight Worldly Concerns: praise and blame, loss and gain, happiness and suffering, and fame and disrepute. He writes: See the equality of praise and blame, approval and disapproval, good and bad reputation, For they are just […]

What Happened To Medical Choice?

When I had bladder cancer more than sixteen years ago, I was told that the “gold standard” of medical treatment for this type of cancer was radical cystectomy.  This is a surgical procedure that removes the cancerous bladder and replaces it with an artificial bladder. One of the surgeons I consulted said, “It’s a piece […]

We Like Pleasant Meditative States

These words of wisdom came Joseph Goldstein in the Tricycle Daily Dharma for August 11, 2013. Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield are the founding fathers of vipassana in the West. He has taught Buddhist meditation worldwide since 1974. A co-founder and guiding teacher of the International Meditation Society (IMS), he also helped envision and establish […]