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CultureMagazine | Special Section
Tantric Art: Maps of Enlightenment
An Interview With Jeff Watt
CultureMagazine | Special Section
Tantric Art: Then And Now
Contemporary thangka painter Robert Beer discusses the evolution, decline, and recent revival of a sacred art.
Features
Remove The Seeker, Remove The Sought
For nearly a millennium and a half, Buddhism and the Hindu tradition of Advaita Vedanta have shared terminology and ideas, argued about philosophical fine points, and pointed to nondual experience. In recent decades, Advaita has had…
Roundtable: Meeting of the Minds
Tricycle sits down for a free-ranging discussion with several pioneers of the dialogue between science and Buddhism.
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
Saved From Freezing
Zen priest and poet Norman Fischer explores the spirituality of art.
Healing Mind, Healing Body
A case study in how mindfulness practice can aid medical treatment
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
Clearing Clutter
From the medicine cabinet to the meditation cushion, Anne Cushman organizes her home and gains insight into her mind.
Departments
IdeasMagazine | Practical Pilgrim
Kapilavastu: A Tale of Two (Competing) Cities
Where is the real Kapilavastu? Two towns claim to be the site of the Buddha's ancestral home.
Chanting through a Saxophone
Jazz legend Wanye Shorter's Buddhist thing
Letters To The Editor Spring 2005
Remember Your RootsI found the interview with Joseph Goldstein, Jack Kornfield, and Sharon Salzberg [“Through Good Times and Bad,” Winter 2004] thoughtful and interesting, but also somewhat disappointing. It’s curious and disconcerting that these three prominent…
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Interview
Beyond Betrayal
Caryl Göpfert speaks with best-selling author Natalie Goldberg about her "failed" relationship with her teacher, Katagiri Roshi
Learning to Listen
Breathing new life into a sacred musical tradition
Strong Medicine
“People lying in bed ill are lucky because they have the opportunity to do nothing but contemplate stress and pain … and let go of pain.” Not exactly copy that sells. But in “Tough Teachings to…
MeditationMagazine | Interview
In Defense of Desire
Tricycle speaks with Buddhist psychotherapist Mark Epstein about making peace with our deepest longings.
Pilgrimage or Adventure
Two approaches to the same destination
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Interview
The Power of Solitude
Shambhala Mountain Center's Reggie Ray talks to Tricycle's Ted Rose about the value of solitary retreat.
Have Your Brioche And Eat It Too
It's a great time to visit France.
MeditationMagazine | On Practice
Guided Meditation: Awareness of Breathing
The breath changes and you change. Nothing stays the same, yet there is constancy. The breath reminds us that we are here and alive: let it be your anchor to the present moment.
May I Become an Island
Parting words from Shantideva
The Splendor of Asia
An early-twentieth-century account of the adventures of Prince Siddartha
Books in Brief Spring 2005
Song of Mind: Wisdom from the Zen Classic Xin MingSheng YenBoston: ShambhalaPublications, 2004214 pp.; $16.95 (paper) Ch’an master Sheng Yeng takes a practical approach to unlocking the meaning of the classic seventh-century Ch’an poem Xing…
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Earth Touching
A Sense of Belonging
Searching for meaning at home and abroad, Stephen Schettini realizes that the truth lies within.
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Profile
Embracing Everything
From ballerina to chaplain
Buddha Buzz Spring 2005
Strange but true tales from the modern Buddhist world
Original Flavor
Wendy Johnson tastes kindness in a pomegranate.
IdeasMagazine | Thus Have I Heard
This Fathom-Long Carcass
In this oft-quoted sutta, the Buddha speaks to the deva Rohitassa, who has run day and night, in vain, to reach the end of the world. Pali scholar Andrew Olendzki explains.
IdeasMagazine | Sangha Spotlight
Holding The Lotus To The Rock
Zen finds a foothold in Costa Rica.
The Richness of Diversity
Coming full circle
TeachingsMagazine | Dharma Talk
The Middle Way
Soyen Shaku's classic sermon on the finding balance between discipline and intuition
Contributors Spring 2005
Robert Beer’s article on the history of thangka painting appears here. He states: “So many people have told me how they were initially drawn to the Buddhist teachings through the iconic beauty and mystery of its…
Drowning in Narcissism
A new film for the New Age
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | In Memoriam
Master Seung Sahn (1927-2004)
Sean Murphy remembers America's first Korean Zen Master.
Ryokan Revisited
New poetry by Benedictine nun, Mary Lou Kownacki echoes the koans of the nineteenth century Zen monk.
MeditationMagazine | On Practice
Tough Teachings To Ease The Mind
Do we respond to physical pain in the wisest way? Fleeing it, we get caught in it. A Thai meditation master has another answer: Get to know suffering to be free of it.
Give and Take with Wes Nisker
Contributing editor Andrew Cooper chats with Vipassana teacher, comedian, and author Wes Nisker on the topic “Jewish and Buddhist.”
The Rest is Silence
Hot, hot poetry from a Korean master