Robert A. F. Thurman

Trike Daily Society & Environment

“Buddhism Is What Science Should Be Doing”

Robert Thurman discuss the Buddha’s scientific worldview and argues that it is less dogmatic than modern science.

Interview with Robert A. F. Thurman by Matthew Abrahams

Jun 21, 2019

Magazine Society & Environment

Does China Need the Dalai Lama?

Tricycle speaks with Robert Thurman about his new book, Why the Dalai Lama Matters.

By Robert A. F. Thurman

Fall 2008

Magazine Meditation & Practice

Rising to the Challenge: Cool Heroism

Rather than let anger fuel our response to those we oppose, Robert Thurman suggests a more effective way to cultivate energy for the good fight.

By Robert A. F. Thurman

Spring 2003

Magazine Society & Environment

Swimming in the Infinite

Robert A. F. Thurman looks at Buddhism’s place in the new millennium. An interview by Jeff Zaleski

By Jeff Zaleski with Robert A. F. Thurman

Spring 2000

What Is Death?

Why we’ve got nothing to lose by preparing for death

By Robert A. F. Thurman

Fall 1997

Avalokiteshvara In Tibet

According to an old Tibetan tradition, the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara has a special relation with the people of Tibet. A bodhisattva is a warrior or hero of enlightenment, a being who is on the path to buddhahood. But in a sense, Avalokiteshvara is even more than a buddha. After attaining buddhahood, he voluntarily returned to the […]

By Robert A. F. Thurman

Spring 1996

Magazine Arts & Culture

The Flower Ornament Scripture

A Translation of The Avatamsaka Sutra

By Robert A. F. Thurman

Spring 1994

Magazine Society & Environment

The Politics of Enlightenment

The point of discussing a Buddhist platform is not to generate something altogether new and exotic, but to reinforce enlightenment-oriented tendencies and to mobilize active Buddhist participation in American politics. It is a misunderstanding to think that enlightenment is some sort of final escape from life and that the doctrine of the unsatisfactory nature of […]

By Robert A. F. Thurman

Fall 1992

Magazine

The International Year of Tibet

Introduction and Event List

By Robert A. F. Thurman

Fall 1991

Get Daily Dharma in your email

Start your day with a fresh perspective

Trike Daily

Daily wisdom, teachings & critique

Body & Mind

Emptiness and Filling Out Forms: A Practical Approach to Death

Dying with compassion means having a plan in place for those left behind. A practitioner recounts how she navigated the process with her dharma friends.

By Rena Graham

Jul 17, 2019

Magazine

The Buddhist Review

Arts & Culture

What is a Grammy to Laurie Anderson?

The avant-garde artist discusses her award-winning album, Landfall, and how her work and Buddhist practice have merged over time.

By Matthew Abrahams

Summer 2019

Dharma Talks

Video teachings and discussions with contemporary Buddhist teachers

Turning Turmoil into Clarity

In Vajrayana practice, negative and positive emotions, broken down into five types, are two sides of the same coin; when purified, negative emotions transform into their enlightened form. Karla Jackson-Brewer shows us how to nourish Tibetan Buddhism’s empowered feminine principle to put this transformation into effect.

Karla Jackson-Brewer

Jul 2019

Subscribe Today

Tricycle is more than a magazine

Subscribe for access to video teachings, monthly films, e-books, and our 27-year archive.

Weekly Newsletter

The latest from Tricycle to your inbox and more

Donate Now

Tricycle is a nonprofit that depends on reader support. Help us share Buddhist teachings and practices by donating now.

Donate Donate

Trike Daily
Magazine
Dharma Talks
Film Club
E-Books
Online Courses
Podcast
Buddhism for Beginners
Events
Topics
Login
- Need help with email or password?
- Link Your Subscription
- Logout
- Subscribe for access to video teachings, monthly films, e-books, and our 27-year archive.
  Subscribe
Tricycle is a nonprofit that depends on reader support. Help us share Buddhist teachings and practices by donating now.
Donate
Tricycle is a nonprofit that depends on reader support. Help us share Buddhist teachings and practices by donating now.
Donate

Robert A. F. Thurman

Trike Daily Society & Environment

“Buddhism Is What Science Should Be Doing”

Magazine Society & Environment

Does China Need the Dalai Lama?

Magazine Meditation & Practice

Rising to the Challenge: Cool Heroism

Magazine Society & Environment

Swimming in the Infinite

Magazine Body & Mind

What Is Death?

Magazine History & Philosophy

Avalokiteshvara In Tibet

Magazine Arts & Culture

The Flower Ornament Scripture

Magazine Society & Environment

The Politics of Enlightenment

Magazine

The International Year of Tibet