Thank you for your donation to support Tricycle’s Daily Dharma offering! To show our appreciation, please enjoy this brand new ebook, Five Practices to Open Your Mind, featuring articles that provide an introduction to five classic Buddhist practices that span traditions. Inviting followers to investigate his teachings and abide not out of blind faith but from a place of inquiry and experience, the Buddha called the dharma ehipassiko, which means “come and see for yourself.” So, try these five practices to learn more about the Buddha’s teachings and the practices that resonate with you.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction by Tricycle

1. “Breathing” by Joseph Goldstein

2. “An Introduction to Zen” by Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara

3. “Pure and Simple Practice” by Dharmavidya David Brazier

4. “Cultivating Compassion” by Thich Nhat Hanh

5. “Self-Transformation Through Tonglen” by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche