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.

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.

Welcome sign at the entrance to Samye Hermitage in Cooperstown, NY.

Chokling Tersar Lineage flourishing in New York! Simply amazing auspicious conditions manifesting on this land. 🙏🙏🙏

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...

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!
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So beautiful to hear the interviews!

Embodying Enlightenment Exploring the sacred ritual dances of Vajrayana Buddhism

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!

ALT: "Rainbow buddhist temple with rainbow bengal cats!"

Five colored Tibetan prayers flags fluttering in the wind against a blue sky.

Saka Dawa Offering.

Mohsen Mahdawi, Released From ICE Custody, Graduates From Columbia

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This is absolutely my personal best mind cleanse. Thank you for taking me there with you today.

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
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Kathmandu Retreats 2025 with Mingyur Rinpoche — Tergar Meditation Community Receive key teachings on Mahamudra and Dzogchen from the Dorje Drolö cycle in person at Osel Ling Monastery — the vibrant spiritual core of the Tergar lineage and the home and monastic seat of Yongey ...

Any dharma friends care to join me? I have housing reservations.

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Mohsen Mahdawi, the Buddhist Understanding and responding to the latest college-student abduction by ICE

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/

Lama Yeshe's Wisdom: Meditation is Action Clean-Clear: Refuge, Bodhicitta and the Nature of the Mind is the second volume in a series of Lama Yeshe’s collected teachings, forthcoming in May 2025 from the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive. This book c...

Clean Clear! Can't wait to read this. 💕🙏

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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...

The late Pope’s final published piece in which he reiterates his support for Palestine www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article...

YouTube video by FPMT Richard Gere’s Heartfelt Reflection: Remembering Lama Zopa Rinpoche

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.

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Registration badge for 1995 Rangjung Yeshe Institute Seminar at Nagi Gompa. It was the last year that Tulku Urgyen taught the fall seminar. We camped at Nagi Gompa and there was a solar eclipse.

This just came up in my FB memories.... Happy to share it now in my Blue Sky feed!

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!

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.

Zen Mind, Vegetal Mind Reflections on Buddhist practice and plant science

"Not only do plants have a spiritual life, they are the spiritual life." —Rachael Petersen

Programs - Samye New York Join us at Samye Hermitage New York for one of our upcoming programs, classes, or retreats!

Anyone want to join me in Cooperstown for Mahamudra retreat in July?

If you are old enough to have had chicken pox, I can't tell you how important this vaccine is:

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Study finds strongest evidence yet that shingles vaccine helps cut dementia risk Older adults in Wales who had the jab were 20% less likely to be diagnosed with dementia that those not vaccinated Researchers who tracked cases of dementia in Welsh adults have uncovered the strongest evidence yet that the shingles vaccination reduces the risk of developing the devastating brain disease. Health records of more than 280,000 older adults revealed that those who received a largely discontinued shingles vaccine called Zostavax were 20% less likely to be diagnosed with dementia over the next seven years than those who went without. Continue reading...

Study finds strongest evidence yet that shingles vaccine helps cut dementia risk

YouTube video by Samaneri Jayasāra - Wisdom of the Masters Tilopa's Song to Naropa - Mahamudra - "The Ganges Mahamudra" - Kagyu Lineage

"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.

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!