Humor

Trike Daily History & Philosophy

(En)lighten Up! Uncovering the Buddha’s Wit

Pali translator and Thai forest monk Thanissaro Bhikkhu discusses Shakyamuni’s dry humor.

By Matthew Gindin

May 29, 2018

Trike Daily Meditation & Practice

How to Fully Embrace Suffering at the Amusement Park

Take a moment to contemplate samsara on the Ferris wheel and impermanence on the log flume.

By Lauren Krauze

Jun 29, 2017

What Buddhism and Dark Comedy Have in Common

Much like the Buddha, comics can be a powerful medium for communicating the unsettling truths in life.

By Julia Hirsch

Apr 28, 2017

Learning to Soften with a “Hardcore” Buddhist Teacher

How one practitioner found his “spiritual hero” in Noah Levine

By Brent R. Oliver

Mar 08, 2017

Trike DailyPersonal Reflections

I Take Refuge in the Humor

Brent R. Oliver finds his reliance on comedy has become rusted armor holding him back.

By Brent R. Oliver

Nov 25, 2016

The Curious Case of the Cucumber Sage

Tricycle's feature editor solves the mystery of an "anonymous" Buddhist tale.

By Andrew Cooper

Feb 08, 2016

Postmodern Zen Koans

"If you see a Buddha in the road, ask which gender pronouns they prefer and then kill them."

By Elisa Abatsis

Feb 02, 2016

Meditation, According to Stock Photography

An unreliable meditator explores an unreliable source.

By Brent R. Oliver

Sep 15, 2015

illustration with baseball caps depicting main buddhist schools

Trike DailyPersonal Reflections

5 Reasons I Haven’t Settled on a Buddhist School

In search of Buddhism’s most immaculate vehicle

By Brent R. Oliver

Aug 18, 2015

Trike Daily

Daily wisdom, teachings & critique

Buddha Buzz Weekly: June 16, 2018

Reasons your boss might not want you to meditate, new online resources, and a Thai monk seeks asylum in Germany. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.

By Matthew Abrahams

Jun 16, 2018

Magazine

The Buddhist Review

What Wild Wild Country Missed

In following the “true crime” model, the Netflix documentary sidesteps larger spiritual questions and the historical import of the countercultural movement.

By Curtis White

Dharma Talks

Video teachings and discussions with contemporary Buddhist teachers

Practicing with Zen Koans in Your Everyday Life

Our intellects can help us surmise that one plus one equals two, or that we need a key to start the engine of our car, but in the face of existential questions, ordinary understanding comes to a screeching halt. Master Bon Yeon (Jane Dobisz), the guiding teacher of the Cambridge Zen Center, says that koan practice begins in these “don’t know” spaces—the questions we can’t rationalize or figure out.

Zen Master Bon Yeon

Jun 2018

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