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Meditation teacher Loch Kelly tries out his contemplative practice inside a floatation tank.
By Matthew Abrahams
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Allow yourself to let go of the idea that who you are already isn’t enough, and realize this deep acceptance is the path to real freedom.
Daily wisdom, teachings & critique
Meditation teacher Loch Kelly tries out his contemplative practice inside a floatation tank.
By Matthew AbrahamsTrickster Feminism combines feminist history, mythology, and political protest
By Marie ScarlesMeditation helps Thai boys trapped in cave, the Dalai Lama sends sympathy to Japanese flood victims, and Korean Buddhist temples become UNESCO World Heritage sites. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
By Eliza Rockefeller
In following the “true crime” model, the Netflix documentary sidesteps larger spiritual questions and the historical import of the countercultural movement.
By Curtis WhiteTimeless teachings. Modern methods.
Far from being an idealistic, sentimental, or romantic emotion, genuine love is an ability and capacity within us—an inner resource we can grow. Drawing from timeless Buddhist wisdom and lovingkindness practice, we'll train in cultivating unconditional love for ourselves, those close to us, and ultimately for all beings.
With Sharon SalzbergVideo teachings and discussions with contemporary Buddhist teachers
In this series, Julie Nelson, an economics professor and a dharma teacher in the Boundless Way Zen school, will talk about how the concept of nonattainment can transform the way we work with our desires, intentions, and deeply felt commitments, examining our longing for happiness and health and our aspirations for social, economic, and environmental justice.
Buddhist films and discussion for the Tricycle Community
In October 1976, thousands of student activists at Thammasat University in Bangkok were attacked by Thai state forces while protesting the return of a former military dictator. By the Time It Gets Dark examines this brutal incident by mixing flashbacks, interviews with former demonstrators, and restaged events. The narrative breaks down as the film progresses, presenting a fragmented, multilayered story that underscores the capricious nature of memory.
Directed by Anocha SuwichakornpongTricycle wisdom in e-book format
Shifting the Ground We Stand On: Buddhist and Western Thinkers Challenge Modernity, introduces a fresh perspective to the dialogue between Buddhism and science. This anthology of Tricycle essays and interviews by Linda Heuman brings together Buddhist scholars, neuroscientists, and cultural critics on the question of finding meaning in our modern world.
Conversations with contemporary Buddhist leaders & thinkers
Women have a lot to be angry about. A history of inequality and violence in the Buddhist world and beyond persists to this day. The question remains: what can we do with that anger? Lama Tsultrim Allione says that we have the ability to transform it into a source of strength and clarity—and that goes for all of us, not just women. Known in good part for her work exploring feminine power in Tibetan Buddhism, she examines the figure of the dakinis, fierce feminine embodiments of wisdom, and how they challenge the dominant role models for femininity in Western culture. Lama Tsultrim, who was once Allen Ginsberg’s meditation teacher, has written a new book called Wisdom Rising: Journey into the Mandala of the Empowered Feminine. Here, Lama Tsultrim talks to Executive Editor Emma Varvaloucas about mandala meditation as well as her personal struggle to rediscover Buddhism’s fierce female role models and advocate for equality in a male-dominated culture.
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