Books

Leonard Cohen Under a New Light

Two books, a biography and a collection of poetry, take a deeper look at the late musician’s inner life and Zen practice.

By Matthew Gindin

Nov 27, 2018

Trike Daily History & Philosophy

Questioning the Time Being

Dogen’s nuanced teaching on temporality is revisited in the book Being-Time.

By Matthew Gindin

Apr 11, 2018

Young Adult Novelist Emily X. R. Pan Didn’t Mean to Write a Buddhist Book

The debut author explains how her culture found its way into The Astonishing Color of After.

By Lakshmi Gandhi

Apr 05, 2018

Tricycle Staff’s Top Books for Meditation Month

Here are our favorite books on meditation to help you navigate the stacks.

By Tricycle

Mar 26, 2018

Tricycle Staff’s Top Buddhist Books of 2017

Hundreds—if not thousands—of books pass through the Tricycle office every year. Here are our favorite Buddhist titles from the past 12 months.

By Wendy Joan Biddlecombe Agsar

Dec 12, 2017

Trike DailyBuddhism for Beginners

Buddhist Books for Beginners: A Comprehensive List

When we hosted a discussion titled “What Led You to Buddhism?” in 2011, we asked participants to share the stories of how they came to learn more about Buddhism. While reading through the discussion from people of many different.

By Tricycle

Aug 08, 2017

Trike DailyArts & Culture

A Master Class with Charles Johnson

The Way of the Writer gathers the most important lessons and tips that the novelist and philosopher has learned over the past 40 years.

By Wendy Joan Biddlecombe Agsar

Dec 06, 2016

Trike DailyMeditation & Practice

Why Are We So Hard On Ourselves?

We come to terms with our painful past by extending forgiveness to ourselves

By Mark Coleman

Nov 09, 2016

Trike DailyArts & Culture

With Karma and the Art of Butter Chicken, Monica Bhide drew inspiration from Tibetan Buddhism

The engineer-turned-food-writer’s first novel focuses on the spiritual journey of an Indian orphan raised by Buddhist monks.

By Lakshmi Gandhi

Oct 06, 2016

Trike Daily

Daily wisdom, teachings & critique

Reclaiming Ceremony for Myself

A Zen center resident reflects on returning to her workaday life and struggling to hold onto her sense of the sacred.

By Cassandra Moore

Feb 22, 2019

Magazine

The Buddhist Review

Detained Japanese Americans arrive at an assembly center in Santa Anita, California.

History & Philosophy

Thus Have I Heard: An American Sutra

With the outbreak of World War II, Japanese Americans were incarcerated by the thousands. Out of the crucible of the camps, a uniquely American Buddhism was born.

By Duncan Ryuken Williams

Spring 2019

Dharma Talks

Video teachings and discussions with contemporary Buddhist teachers

photograph of reverend marvin harada in front of shin buddhist shrine

Meditation & Practice

Finding Meaning in Mortality

Accepting death is the key to a meaningful life. But doing so isn’t easy. Marvin Harada shares inspiring examples from the Shin tradition of people and practices that will help us face mortality.

Reverend Marvin Harada

Feb 2019

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