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In an excerpt from her Dharma Talk, “Beyond Distraction: Five Practical Ways to Focus the Mind,” Buddhist teacher Shaila Catherine offers a framework to examine different modes of thought.
By Shaila CatherineAlthough renunciation may express itself in outward forms, its essence is the letting go of the mind’s habits of delusion. Even just a moment of such release is powerful, because it provides a reference point, an alternative to the false sense of self we ordinarily experience.
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Meditation Meditation Month 2024
Timeless teachings. Modern methods.
This possibility of awakening, of nirvana, is rarely spoken about. Do we feel that it's inaccessible, that we're not worthy, that this is reserved for an elite few? We would like to unpack this word, nirvana. Is it merely on some distant horizon, or is it something possible for each of us?
This was the Buddha's message: that every human heart, if infused with sincerity, with dedication, with commitment, can come to the same liberating understandings that the Buddha came to.
With Christina Feldman, John Peacock, and Jake Dartington
Tricycle’s Meditation Group for Tricycle subscribers will provide weekly meditations and small group discussions led by renowned Buddhist teachers.
Tricycle Meditation Month is an annual challenge to commit to a daily practice. This year’s theme is Mindfulness, Wisdom, and Compassion: Exploring the Nature of Experience with John Dunne.
Join us on February 11 at 2 p.m. ET for a live discussion with Daisy Hernández and Shane Kavanaugh on Buddhism and journalism.
Join us on this Buddhist Pilgrimage to India & Nepal and explore what the Buddha said were the four sites that every committed dharma practitioner should visit.
February 8-21, 2025.
Join us on this Buddhist Pilgrimage to Ladakh, India, and immerse yourself in Tibetan Buddhism on the rooftop of the world during this all-inclusive, small group journey.
May 16-28, 2025.
Join us on this Buddhist Pilgrimage to Mongolia and witness a Buddhist renaissance firsthand in the Land of the Eternal Blue Sky from June 29-July 13, 2025.
Video teachings with contemporary Buddhist teachers
Buddhist films and discussion for the Tricycle community
“Diversity Plaza” shares the lives of Himalayan immigrants in Jackson Heights, New York, as they reconcile two worlds, the new one and the one they left behind.
Conversations with contemporary Buddhist leaders & thinkers
Journalist Oliver Burkeman lays out a practical guide for living meaningful and fulfilling lives as finite, imperfect humans.
With Oliver Burkeman