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Stories of past masters are central to Zen practice, but nearly all of those stories are about men. In this series, Tenku Ruff, Osho, shines a light on the lives of four exemplary Zen women who embody the qualities of courage, compassion, equanimity, and authenticity.
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.
To raise mindful, compassionate children, parents must first establish a strong foundation in their own practice to serve as a model. Sumi Loundon Kim, a Buddhist chaplain and author of the Sitting Together parenting curriculum, provides immediately applicable practices for your family’s daily routines and shows how to recognize and address harmful family patterns.
In Vajrayana practice, negative and positive emotions, broken down into five types, are two sides of the same coin; when purified, negative emotions transform into their enlightened form. Karla Jackson-Brewer shows us how to nourish Tibetan Buddhism’s empowered feminine principle to put this transformation into effect.
Explore the Buddha’s ancient guidelines for right speech with tools to translate those teachings into the fast-paced conversations of a digital world. Insight meditation teacher Oren Jay Sofer shares three foundations of mindful communication to bring your deeper values and intentions into every interaction.
In his masterwork Fundamental Verses on the Middle Way, the ancient Indian philosopher Nagarjuna offered enduring lessons on the core Buddhist concepts of emptiness and dependent arising. In this series, Barry Kerzin, the Dalai Lama’s personal physician, guides us through Nagarjuna’s teachings that would eventually come to define the Mahayana tradition.
Buddhist films and discussion for the Tricycle Community
In western Europe, mindfulness programs offer a welcomed change to children’s and teens’ overscheduled, hyper-connected lives, bringing ancient contemplative practices to the classroom, home, and sports field. Can these programs stem the tide of a growing youth mental health crisis?
By Anja Krug-MetzingerThe Buddhist Review
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 NewhouseDaily wisdom, teachings & critique
Nonagenarian Thich Nhat Hanh celebrates a birthday, extradition treaty between China and Nepal is left unsigned, and a museum in Afghanistan restores Buddhist artifacts. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
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