Why We Need Both Shamatha and Vipassana
Teacher Narayan Helen Liebenson explains how beginner and seasoned meditators can benefit from cultivating greater tranquility and insight in their practice.
Theravada
The Neglected Music of the Theravada Tradition
In an episode of Tricycle Talks, scholar Trent Walker explores how the Cambodian dharma song tradition demonstrates “a mischievous streak in Buddhist monasticism,” sitting at the intersection of asceticism and sensuality.
What’s Left? A Practice for Understanding Impermanence
This exercise illuminates the insubstantial nature of body and mind
The Joy of Jhana
An excerpt of a conversation on Tricycle Talks
After a Two-Year Hiatus, the International Tipitaka Chanting Program Returns to India This Spring
The multi-day event brings together Theravada sanghas and revives pilgrimage sites for the benefit of practitioners and local communities alike.
Esoteric Theravada
In her new book, scholar Kate Crosby explores a Southeast Asian meditation tradition lost to modernity.
What Does an Alms Gatherer Eat Now?
Buddhist monks and nuns in the Theravada tradition depend entirely on others for food. Here’s how they’re coping in the age of social distancing.
Safety in Duality
While the dharma contains non-dualistic teachings, the Buddha still believed that we can tell the difference between what we should and shouldn't do.
Thai King Bestows High Honor on Western Buddhists
One of the four Thai Forest monks granted a royal title explains the significance of this ceremony in Thailand and the West.
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