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25th Anniversary Issue
An introduction to our 25th anniversary special section
Then & Now
Contributors revisit cornerstone topics.
Black Coffee Buddhism
E. Ethelbert Miller interviews scholar Charles Johnson.
Bhikkhuni Ordination: Buddhism’s Glass Ceiling
And why it’s high time to break through it
On Mindfulness
Two new perspectives
The Question
The Question: Tricycle asks nine teachers: how have your personal practice and community evolved over the past 25 years?
Buddhism in the Next Generation
Four teachers discuss the role of the dharma in today’s cultural climate.
From Sea to Shining Sea
American Buddhism in 2016
Where in the World Is . . . the Buddha?
Buddhism has reached the far corners of the globe. Here are just a few unexpected places that are playing host to thriving sanghas in 2016. Anchorage Zen Community Location: Anchorage, Alaska Date of Founding: 1986 …
Features
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
Death Is Not an Emergency
A Buddhist chaplain at the bedside of a Catholic patient
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
Notes on Abandon
A gardener on managing our need to manage
Avalanche Zen
Leath Tonino interviews avalanche forecaster Jerry Roberts
In the Bathtub of the Masters
Sometimes a forbidden soak is just what you need—to find peace.
The Speechless Speech of Roshi Philip Kapleau
Radio host Lex Hixon’s conversation with the American Zen pioneer
Revisiting Ritual
Modern Buddhists often resist embracing ritual practice. But by working with our resistance, we can open ourselves to ritual’s liberatory potential.
Departments
Letters to the Editor Fall 2016
A selection of letters sent by Tricycle readers
Magazine | Letter From The Editor
Tricycle Turns 25
A letter from Tricycle's editor
Featured Contributors Fall 2016
Featured contributors include E. Ethelbert Miller, Leath Tonino, and Minette Lee Mangahas.
Buddha Buzz Fall 2016
All the latest in Buddhist goings-on: books, news, and more
Brief Teachings
Select wisdom from sources old and new
This Buddhist Life: Lhakpa Sherpa
Q&A with Lhakpa Sherpa, who holds the women’s record for most Everest summits
TeachingsMagazine | Dharma Talk
Doing, Being, and the Great In-Between
Can putting an end to the endless pursuit of becoming someone imbue our lives with meaning?
Cleaning Out the Storehouse
The Buddhist concept that explains why you keep doing the same thing over and over—and the practice that shows you how to stop
A Lama in Hungary
Douglas Penick interviews Lama Chopel.
Philip Whalen and the Wild Fox Slobber of Zen
Andrew Schelling on a new biography of Philip Whalen
The Face in the Mirror
Noelle Oxenhandler reviews the latest project of Zen priest Ruth Ozeki.
Books in Brief
Covering the latest in Buddhist publishing
Meditation App Roundup: Fall 2016
Caitlin Van Dusen tries three meditation apps.
The Best Season
Ten thousand flowers in spring, the moon in autumn, a cool breeze in summer, snow in winter. If your mind isn’t clouded by unnecessary things, this is the best season of your life. ♦ …
Columns
If You Give a Buddhist a Cupcake
An excerpt from Tara Cottrell and Dan Zigmond's new book Buddha's Diet
The Noble Eightfold Path of Organic Gardening
Columnist Wendy Johnson uses a garden as a teaching tool to illustrate the eightfold path.
Singing the Dharma
Andrew Olendzki on the verses of courtesan and poet Ambapali