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Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Special Section
Sitting Around
The practice of sitting goes wherever you go
CultureMagazine | Special Section
Mind is Shapely, Art is Shapely
Dismantling the boundaries between artistic creation and contemplative living
CultureMagazine | Special Section
Emptying the Bell
An interview with Peter Matthiessen
CultureMagazine | Special Section
Conversions
In praise of Buddhist art
Features
No Right, No Wrong
"It has been a big relief to me to slowly relax into the courage of living in the ambiguity."
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
Ringworm
How the pursuit of enlightenment at a Burmese monastery intersected with everyday struggles, from ringworm to revolution.
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
Street Zen
The Life and Work of Issan Dorsey
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
Warrior Mind
Twenty years ago, I didn’t worry about my physical safety. I hitchhiked, camped out, walked alone at night, with a young person’s imprudence. This unconcern gave way inexorably, first to a growing caution, and then to…
Awakening with Prozac
Pharmaceuticals and Practice
Departments
CultureMagazine | Shakyamuni Buddha: A Life Retold
Wake Up: Episode Two
The second excerpt in a series of eight from Jack Kerouac's Wake Up: A Life of the Buddha
Anonymous Was a Woman—Again
In the Winter 1992 issue of Tricycle, I reaffirmed one of the most cherished claims of American Buddhism. The first known translation from a Buddhist sutra into English, I wrote, was “The Preaching of Buddha,” an…
Percolation / the Shadow
Poetry by Jane Hirshfield Calligraphy by Michele Laporte “Percolation” first appeared in Yellow Silk and “The Shadow” first appeared in ZYZZYVA. Both will be included in The October Palace by Jane Hirshfield, forthcoming from…
Letters to the Editor Fall 1993
From our readers
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Editors View
Inside and Outside the Scriptures
A letter from the editor
Birds of Paradox
The late Karmapa loved birds. Westerners called the regal guru “the St. Francis of Tibet,” for he was often seen at his monastery in Bhutan with birds perched on his shoulders or eating from his hand.…
The Wheel of Time Sand Mandala: Visual Scripture of Tibetan Buddhism
Viewing a mandala is one thing; describing it is quite another
Three Zen Masters: Ikkyu, Hakuin, and Ryokan
A neat, concise compilation of the traditional biographies of the three Zen masters
Dharma Center Profile
Dharma in Dixie
The Lotus-Born: The Life Story of Padmasambhava
An account of the life of beloved Padmasambhava, also known as Guru Rinpoche, an emanation of Buddha Shakyamuni
In the News Fall 1993
Tricycle editors share current Buddhist news.
The Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones: The Practice of View, Meditation, and Action
"I have just been prattling on and on but so what? My theme is of great worth and its meaning unerring."
Road to Heaven: Encounters with Chinese Hermits
Do today’s hermits have lessons to offer us amid the snarl of a wired-up world?
Mind/Body Medicine: How to Use Your Mind for Better Health
A sorely needed, user-friendly guide to mind/body medicine
Kun-zang La-may Zhal-lung, Part Two and Part Three
A Lam-rim with the emphasis on what makes different masters' experiences effective
Human Minds: An Exploration
Are reason and "value sensing" best conceived as different mental modes?
Encouraging Words: Zen Buddhist Teachings for Western Students
Sparkles with compassion, good humor, deep insight, and welcoming encouraging words
Buddhism 101: A Reading List
A guide to Buddhist books for the beginner
TeachingsMagazine | Dharma Talk
The Real Buddha
A teaching on dependent co-arising
Magazine | What Does Being A Buddhist Mean To You
Re: When you speak of letting go of the ego, what is this “ego” that you are talking about letting go of?
Eight Buddhist teachers respond
TeachingsMagazine | On Practice
Attention Means Attention
Zen master Charlotte Joko Beck on paying attention
Columns
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Column
Dear Abby Dharma
Answering readers' questions related to practice, emotion, and animal ethics.