The Best Buddhist Books for Beginners
A comprehensive list of beginner-friendly books across the Buddhist traditions
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Tricycle is the leading independent journal of Buddhism in the West, where it continues to be the most inclusive and widely read vehicle for the dissemination of Buddhist views and values.
By remaining unaffiliated with any particular teacher, sect, or lineage, Tricycle provides a public forum for exploring Buddhism and its dialogue with the broader culture.
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Meditation Meditation Month 2022
Meditation Month 2022
Join meditation teacher Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche for weekly guided meditations to help you sit every day in January.
Racial Justice Is Everyone’s Work
We invite our readers to engage in the mindful interrogation of biases and fears surrounding acts of racism, police brutality, and protest.
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Meditation Meditation Month 2023
Meet Christina Feldman, Tricycle’s Meditation Month 2023 Teacher
Get to know Christina in this brief video
5 Teachings on Navigating Family Dynamics
Because time at home may be the perfect testing ground for practice.
5 Ways Buddhist Chaplains Provide Care and Make Meaning from Suffering
In honor of Spiritual Care Week, here’s a selection from Tricycle’s archives on the people who contribute to this growing field.
Ten Teachings by Thich Nhat Hanh in Honor of His Continuation Day
A selection of wisdom and practices from the late Vietnamese Zen master and peace activist
Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, Founder of the Controversial New Kadampa Tradition, Has Died
The leader of a group that separated from the Tibetan Buddhist Gelug school decades ago was at the heart of the “Shugden conflict” and made headlines for swift growth, denouncement of the Dalai Lama.
Buddhist Wisdom for Handling Moral Outrage
According to scholar Allison Aitken, divisive tribalism is nothing new. In a recent episode of Tricycle Talks, she discusses how 8th-century Buddhist texts can help us heal contemporary divisions.
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