Demystifying Tantra
Scholar Richard Payne dispels some of the biggest misconceptions about tantric teachings and practices.
Books
Want to read more books about Buddhism? Explore the best Buddhist books for beginners as well as books for practitioners of any experience level. Peruse book excerpts and book reviews, catch up on the latest in Buddhist publishing, and find out what the Tricycle editors are reading.
In the Mountains of Tibet
Two new books reveal the entwined landscapes of pilgrimage and ascetic retreat in Tibetan Buddhism.
Decentering the Self
An excerpt of a conversation between Ada Limón, Sharon Salzberg, and Tricycle’s editor-in-chief, James Shaheen
CultureMagazine | Book Reviews
Rebirth and the Restless Heart
A search for meaning brings two lives together across continents and lifetimes in Evelyn in Transit.
CultureMagazine | Book Reviews
A Banned Tibetan Epic Returns
Suppressed in China, Tsering Döndrup’s novel reaches English readers with an unflinching account of imprisonment, famine, death, and generational trauma.
A Woman, a Roshi, and a Mansion by the Sea
Long before the ‘60s counterculture, Ida Russell’s House of Silent Light offered Zen meditation, vegetarianism, and Theosophical mysticism on the edge of San Francisco.
What We’re Reading
The latest in Buddhist publishing
Poet Li-Young Lee on Awe, Adoration, and Turning Toward the Unknown
Poet Li-Young Lee discusses the spiritual influences on his poetry and how he writes from a state of don’t-know mind.
Finding Happiness by No Longer Looking for It
How we can let go of superficial notions of happiness and instead relax into the present moment
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