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You can find me in two places on BlueSky. I'm going to make this account dharma focused. If you want to connect on other stuff find me at @lifuvt.bsky.social. Looks like I found the setting that only allow people I follow to comment!
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On Saturday, Joanna Macy, a renowned deep ecologist and dharma elder who was famously “in love with the world” and a beacon of hope for the despairing, passed away.

Read more of her legacy below.
Ecodharma Leader Joanna Macy Has Died
For more than half a century, scholar, Buddhist, ecologist, and "awake activist" Joanna Macy, PhD, worked tirelessly for personal, social, and planetary transformation.
tricycle.org
July 21, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Chokling Tersar Lineage flourishing in New York! Simply amazing auspicious conditions manifesting on this land. 🙏🙏🙏
July 12, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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The Lotsawa Rinchen Zangpo Translator Program (LRZTP) in Dharamsala, India, has trained Dharma interpreters for 23+ years. LRZTP9 just graduated 11 new interpreters on June 3!
Full story:
fpmt.org/fpmt-communi...
Lotsawa Rinchen Zangpo Translator Program 9 Program Successfully Completed
Lotsawa Rinchen Zangpo Translator Program (LRZTP) is an FPMT project in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India. LRZTP has produced many gifted Dharma interpreters-translators for FPMT Dharma centers sinc...
fpmt.org
June 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
2025 Commencement Address by Sandra Oh
YouTube video by Dartmouth
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June 16, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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In a new online article, dance journalist Karen Greenspan explores the intention, embodiment, and symbolism of cham, a traditional Vajrayana dance that is as colorful and unique as the religion itself. Learn more below!
Embodying Enlightenment
Exploring the sacred ritual dances of Vajrayana Buddhism
tricycle.org
June 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Saka Dawa Offering.
May 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Excited to have received an advanced copy of Tsering Döndrup’s remarkable novel, The Red Wind Howls, which recounts the Maoist period in the Amdo grasslands.

Truly a must read, thanks to Chris Peacock for the English trans. of this essential story. Highly recommended
@columbiaup.bsky.social
May 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I sure hope he gets his citizenship! What a gift he would be and a valuable voice in our current national conversation. 🙏🏼https://tricycle.org/article/mohsen-mahdawi-the-buddhist/
Mohsen Mahdawi, the Buddhist
Understanding and responding to the latest college-student abduction by ICE
tricycle.org
May 1, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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The late Pope’s final published piece in which he reiterates his support for Palestine www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article...
Pope Francis: The bloodshed in Palestine/Israel must end
Writing before his death on Easter Monday, Pope Francis called for safety and dignity for everyone in Palestine and Israel. Waging peace takes more...
www.theparliamentmagazine.eu
April 23, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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We are so happy to share with you a truly moving & heartfelt interview with Richard Gere on the qualities of Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Richard Gere, a long-time friend & student of Rinpoche, was in Nepal & when he received the news of Rinpoche showing the aspect of passing away.

youtu.be/RE5RX5OeBY8?...
Richard Gere’s Heartfelt Reflection: Remembering Lama Zopa Rinpoche
YouTube video by FPMT
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April 17, 2025 at 8:26 PM
This just came up in my FB memories.... Happy to share it now in my Blue Sky feed!
April 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
East Coast Friends, Mingyur Rinpoche will be in New York and Boston between April 25 - May 7. Hope you are fortunate enough to attend one of these talks.
Save the Dates: 2025 Events with Mingyur Rinpoche — Tergar Meditation Community
Online and In-Person! Mingyur Rinpoche will be traveling all around the world — USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, and South Africa!
tergar.org
April 6, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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"Not only do plants have a spiritual life, they are the spiritual life." —Rachael Petersen
Zen Mind, Vegetal Mind
Reflections on Buddhist practice and plant science
tricycle.org
April 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Anyone want to join me in Cooperstown for Mahamudra retreat in July?
Programs - Samye New York
Join us at Samye Hermitage New York for one of our upcoming programs, classes, or retreats!
www.samyenewyork.org
April 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
"Sever the conventionally grasping mind, and all bondage and desperation dissolve." ~Tilopa

Please enjoy this lovely reading of Lex Hixon's translation of the Ganges Mahamudra.
Tilopa's Song to Naropa - Mahamudra - "The Ganges Mahamudra" - Kagyu Lineage
YouTube video by Samaneri Jayasāra - Wisdom of the Masters
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April 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
You can find me in two places on BlueSky. I'm going to make this account dharma focused. If you want to connect on other stuff find me at @lifuvt.bsky.social. Looks like I found the setting that only allow people I follow to comment!
April 2, 2025 at 3:09 AM