No Time to Lose
How reflecting on our own mortality can help us become better moral agents
Jay L. Garfield
Jay L. Garfield is the Doris Silbert Professor Emeritus in the Humanities and a professor emeritus of philosophy and Buddhist studies at Smith College and a former visiting professor of Buddhist philosophy at Harvard Divinity School. He has written, translated, and edited over thirty books, including Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way: Nagarjuna’s Mulamadhyamakakarika and Engaging Buddhism: Why It Matters to Philosophy.
Losing Ourselves
What does it mean to be a person without a self?
How the Brahmaviharas Can Help Us Shed Our Egoism
In a recent episode of Tricycle Talks, scholar Jay Garfield discusses how the brahmaviharas can restructure our moral landscape and support us in leading happier, more meaningful lives.
IdeasMagazine | Openings, Podcasts
To Be or Not to Be
An excerpt from a conversation between author Jay L. Garfield and Tricycle’s editor-in-chief, James Shaheen.
How to Live Without a Self (and Be a Better Person)
Brief teachings on how to shed the illusion of self and reclaim our humanity
TeachingsMagazine | In Brief, Teachings
We Are Not Our Selves
A brief teaching from a Buddhist scholar
The Authenticity Trap
Trying to define what is truly Buddhist is probably a waste of time.
Podcasts
How to Lose Yourself
Scholar Jay Garfield discusses what it means to be a person without a self—and why dismantling the self is a project of moral development and spiritual freedom.
Listen Now on Tricycle | Apple Podcasts | Spotify
Learning to Live Without a Self
In this episode of Tricycle Talks, Tricycle editor-in-chief James Shaheen sits down with scholar Jay Garfield to discuss how we can let go of our selves to reclaim our humanity.
Listen Now on Tricycle | Apple Podcasts | Spotify
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