Compassion

Lessons from a Master Spy

Compassion is not about groups. It is about individuals.

By Ken McLeod

Sep 11, 2019

Taking Care of Others (Without Exploding into a Thousand Bits)

Timely advice for countering burnout

By Pamela Gayle White

Aug 20, 2019

From Empathy to Compassion

Human kindness is as natural as human selfishness. We can tip the balance by shifting our focus to one or the other.

By Fleet Maull

Jun 14, 2019

Trike DailySociety & Environment

How to Get Rid of Pests and Bugs the Buddhist Way

Kill that impulse! Here are compassionate Buddhist solutions for your favorite pests, without killing them.

By Allan Badiner

May 20, 2018

rabbits rescued by Wendy Cook during the great rabbit liberation

Trike DailyMeditation & Practice

Why a Buddhist Yoga Teacher Heard the Call to Save 135 Rabbits

How Wendy Cook, who had never considered herself an animal activist, coordinated the “Great Rabbit Liberation of 2016.”

By Lakshmi Gandhi

Jul 06, 2017

Looking Inward to Live in Harmony

Buddhist teacher and scholar Andrew Olendzki breaks down historical lessons from the Buddha on how to get along with others, confront difficult emotions, and live together peacefully.

By Wendy Joan Biddlecombe Agsar

Jun 15, 2017

Trike DailyPersonal Reflections

Healthy Boundaries

A Jewish Buddhist on the benefits of being a busybody

By Leora Fridman

Oct 09, 2016

close up of the face of a buddhist sculpture

Trike DailyPersonal Reflections

An Unconventional Path to Enlightenment

How Buddhism helped one practitioner with Asperger syndrome break free from a cycle of self-absorption.

By Tom Clements

Sep 13, 2016

Trike DailyPersonal Reflections

The Sutra of Maggots and Blowflies

How do we extend compassion to flies and other creatures who do not look like us?

By Sallie Tisdale

May 23, 2016

Trike Daily

Daily wisdom, teachings & critique

Buddha Buzz Weekly: Low-Caste Buddhist Converts Denied Affirmative Action in India

Indian state denies benefits to Dalit Buddhists trying to escape caste discrimination, a bipartisan bill seeks to protect the Dalai Lama’s reincarnation, and an alleged thief ring targeted US temples. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.

By Karen Jensen

Sep 21, 2019

Magazine

The Buddhist Review

Buddhist Temple at Philadelphia Museum of Art

Society & Environment

The Buddhist Traveler in Philadelphia

The City of Brotherly Love is best known for its cheesesteak and the Liberty Bell, but the town’s hidden pockets of tranquility will surprise you.

By Samuel Newhouse

Fall 2019

Dharma Talks

Video teachings and discussions with contemporary Buddhist teachers

Meditation & Practice

How to be Selfless in a Selfish World

Sensei José Shinzan Palma breaks down the false dichotomy between practice in the meditation hall and life “in the real world,” and shows how this realization of practice’s immediacy can transform our lives into a compassionate expression of service.

Sensei José Shinzan Palma

Sep 2019

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