Matthieu Ricard

Living Lighter with Less

Matthieu Ricard explains how to let go of attachments and be content with what you have.

May 30, 2018

Dr. Karma Phuntsho in the local temple of his home village, Ura, Bhutan

Bhutan on the Brink

An interview with Dr. Karma Phuntsho, the first Bhutanese to earn a doctorate at Oxford who now works to promote social entrepreneurship among the nation’s youth.

By Emma Varvaloucas, Photographs by Matthieu Ricard

Spring 2017

A Way of Being

Finding happiness is mostly a matter of perspective.

By Matthieu Ricard

Summer 2006

Working With Desire

Three approaches from Tibetan Buddhism

By Matthieu Ricard

Summer 2004

Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche’s Last Teaching

“Even if death were to fall upon you today like lightning, you must be ready to die without sadness and regret, without any residue of clinging for what is left behind. Remaining in the recognition of the absolute view, you should leave this life like an eagle soaring up into the blue sky.” —Dilgo Khyentse […]

By Matthieu Ricard

Fall 1997

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Buddha Buzz Weekly: Sept. 22, 2018

Karmapa Thaye Dorje announces his first child, the Dalai Lama clarifies his refugee comments, and Buddhist teachers start a voter registration drive. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.

By Matthew Abrahams

Sep 22, 2018

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You Are What You Read

As the dharma is made relatable to modern Western culture, do Buddhism’s foundational texts risk becoming obsolete?

By Gabriel Lefferts

Fall 2018

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Waking Up by Breaking Down Barriers

Meditation can be painful. Especially if it’s practiced for long hours in a Zen retreat. But that’s not why Rinzai Zen teacher Genki Roshi once described meditation to his student Kurt Spellmeyer as “dying on the cushion.” In this series, Spellmeyer, now a Zen priest, takes a closer look at what exactly “dies” on the cushion—our sense of self, the death of which allows us to exist in perpetual harmony with the surrounding world. When meditative insight rids the self of barriers, what remains is an open gate of awareness and communication.

Kurt Spellmeyer

Sep 2018

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Matthieu Ricard

Trike Daily

Living Lighter with Less

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Bhutan on the Brink

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A Way of Being

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Working With Desire

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Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche’s Last Teaching