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Take a moment to contemplate samsara on the Ferris wheel and impermanence on the log flume.
By Lauren Krauze
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Without prayers of aspiration, expressing one’s noble wishes, our meditation lacks something important, a certain vital richness. Your aspirations must be inspired by the altruistic spirit of bodhicitta, awakened heart-mind.
Daily wisdom, teachings & critique
Ervin suffered from addiction and homelessness before his triumphant comeback in Rio.
By Lakshmi Gandhi
Take a moment to contemplate samsara on the Ferris wheel and impermanence on the log flume.
By Lauren Krauze
Divorce in Medieval Japan
By Julia Hirsch, Matt Gesicki
It’s Tricycle’s 25th anniversary!
We celebrate the quarter-century milestone with a packed issue featuring a special section that reflects on a few of the topics most discussed by Western Buddhists today: female ordination; social justice and racial diversity; the mindfulness movement; and future leadership. Read the section, as well as our usual bevy of thought-provoking Buddhist articles, in the Fall 2016 issue.
Video teachings and discussions with contemporary Buddhist teachers
How can we begin to unpack and unravel the workings of our own mind, so that we can find a reliable happiness that is not dependent on external conditions? Ven. Robina Courtin, a Tibetan Buddhist nun since the late 1970s, will use the Buddha’s unique psychological skills to help us loosen our instinctive clinging to a limited sense of self, which lies at the heart of our suffering.
Tricycle wisdom in e-book format
The third volume of Tricycle Teachings: Meditation offers a selection of the clearest and most helpful meditation instructions from Pema Chödrön, Joseph Goldstein, Sharon Salzberg, and many others. The guidance of these master meditators will help you start or reinvigorate a daily meditation practice.
Buddhist films and discussion for the Tricycle Community
Filmed over three years during the most historic and pivotal time in Nepal’s modern history, The Sari Soldiers is an extraordinary story of six women’s courageous efforts to shape Nepal’s future in the midst of an escalating civil war against Maoist insurgents, and the King’s crackdown on civil liberties.
Directed by Julie BridghamSubscribe for access to video teachings, monthly films, e-books, and our 25-year archive.
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