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How have American convert Buddhists understood racial justice?
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Tricycle remembers Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhipala, C. W. “Sandy” Huntington, Jr., and Steven D. Goodman.
By Emily DeMaioNewton, Karen Jensen
The author, professor, and translator of Tibetan Buddhist works died on August 3.
By Gaetano Kazuo Maida
We can never really prepare ourselves for the reality of suffering. But we can understand our fear of suffering.
By Phoebe Myers
The Fall 2020 issue of Tricycle, assembled during the continued global spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus and in the midst of a racial justice movement that challenges Western society’s status quo, provides Buddhist teachings, practices, and essays meant for both deep restoration and contemplation. In an excerpt from her new book, Insight Meditation teacher Sebene Selassie explains how mindfulness of unpleasant sensations in the body can lead to feelings of acceptance and belonging; Toni Bernhard offers practices for dealing with fear and loneliness; and psychotherapist Sophie Menin and translator Kaia Fischer demonstrate how even modest acts can have major consequences by sharing a newly translated ancient story about Buddha. One can also find the award-winning writer Charles Johnson’s advice for future generations on living without hatred in an interconnected society, secular Buddhist teacher Stephen Batchelor’s view on how Buddhism must change if its followers are to grapple with the climate crisis, and more.
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Will Buddhism change to face humanity’s impending peril?
By Stephen Batchelor
A letter from Tricycle’s editor
By James Shaheen
Granting ourselves permission to feel can help us find acceptance.
By Sebene SelassieTimeless teachings. Modern methods.
Robert Wright shines a light on our tribalistic tendencies through the lens of evolutionary psychology. The result offers a clear, fresh perspective on Buddhist philosophy and practice and shows how mindfulness just might save the world.
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The Buddha emphasized the need to cultivate an inner peace that is independent from external conditions. Bhante Buddharakkhita, who leads an emergent Theravada Buddhist community in his home country of Uganda, will guide us through mindfulness meditations for weathering the emotional storms of a turbulent world.
Buddhist films and discussion for the Tricycle Community
Three generations of Tibetans have adopted distinct modes of resistance to the Chinese government’s occupation of their homeland. In this documentary, individuals from each generation navigate the choice between violent and nonviolent activism.
By Tenzin Phuntsog, Joy DietrichTricycle 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.
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