Jealousy & Envy

An introduction to a special section on jealousy and envy

By Emma Varvaloucas, Illustrations by Brett Ryder

Courtesy Institut Lussato-Fédier, Brussels. Photograph by Michael Gurfinkel.

Middle Way Manager

Think your teacher is not competitive? Think again.

By Shozan Jack Haubner

The Curse of Mittavinda

A Buddhist tale of jealousy from the Jataka Tales

By Paul Hostetler

Japanese print of a woman, jealousy gratitude buddhism

Someone Is Jealous of You

A lesson in gratitude

By Reverend Patti Nakai

painting of Greek mythological character Circe for a story on jealousy

Transforming the Green-Ey’d Monster

5 steps to free yourself from jealousy

By Judith Simmer-Brown

In Defense of Envy

Does envy really deserve its bad rap?

By Louisa Kamps

Friendvy

Coming to terms with how we really feel about our friends’ good fortune

By Joan Duncan Oliver

Envidia

The evil eye lurks everywhere.

By Daisy Hernández

Letters to the Editor Fall 2015

A selection of letters sent by Tricycle readers

By Tricycle

The Green Ey’d Monster

A letter from Tricycle’s editor, James Shaheen

By James Shaheen

Featured Contributors Fall 2015

Contributors include Erin Trieb, Kurt Spellmeyer, and Daisy Hernández; art from Keliy Anderson-Staley

By Tricycle

Buddha Buzz Fall 2015

The Buddha tweets back, dharma dating, and a closet Buddhist quiz

By Max Zahn

Brief Teachings

Select wisdom from sources old and new

By The Editors

Keely Garfield

A review of choreographer Keely Garfield’s newest work

By Rick Whitaker

Q&A with Kritee

Q&A with Buddhist climate activist Kritee

By Tricycle

On What Is Most Important

Kenchen Thrangu on the liberatory verses of the Tibetan Yogi Padampa Sangye

By Kenchen Thrangu

Capitalism vs. the Climate

Naomi Klein on why only a mass movement can save us from ourselves

By Sam Mowe

A Flash of Insight

A new translation of the first anthology of women’s spiritual poetry

By Andrew Schelling

Hai-en Temple South Korea Home of the Total Tripitaka Set of Printing Blocks

Parting words from Gary Snyder

By Gary Snyder

Shifting the Ground We Stand On: Buddhist and Western Thinkers Challenge Modernity

Shifting the Ground We Stand On: Buddhist and Western Thinkers Challenge Modernity, introduces a fresh perspective to the dialogue between Buddhism and science. This anthology of Tricycle essays and interviews by Linda Heuman brings together Buddhist scholars, neuroscientists, and cultural critics on the question of finding meaning in our modern world.

Nagarjuna’s Wisdom: The Middle Way

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.

May 2019

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