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Michael Wenger explains how studying the sutra opened up his sense of practice.
The Lotus Sutra puts all Buddhist practitioners on the way to Buddhahood.
In this excerpt from the Lotus Sutra, buddhas and believers gather in the sky to hear the preaching of the Wonderful Law.
Japan’s single-practice masters
It is perhaps the most significant text in East Asian Buddhism, but the Lotus Sutra’s seminal role in shaping Western Buddhist practice is scarcely acknowledged. What is the hidden influence of this enigmatic text?
Princeton’s Jacqueline Stone explains the unique place of the Lotus Sutra in Buddhist history
Kate Wheeler finds new inspiration at the Dalai Lama’s thirteenth Mind and Life conference.
A skeptical George Johnson takes in the Dalai Lama’s inaugural “Dialogues between Neuroscience and Society” lecture at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience.
In his recent book, The Universe in a Single Atom, the Dalai Lama argues for the immateriality of mind. B. Alan Wallace explains why this just may make perfect sense.
Ajahn Sumedho recounts the joyful unfolding of a deep appreciation for his teacher and parents.
Drawing on Tibetan Yogic practices, Reggie Ray takes on the modern crisis of disembodiment.
Stephanie Kaza on buying, being, and becoming
Jazz and Buddhism get together at Yoshi’s
Colleen Morton Busch profiles poet Jane Hirshfield.
Featured contributors include George Johnson, Colleen Morton Busch, Reggie Ray, Andrew Goodwin, and Michael Wenger
A letter from Tricycle’s editor
A selection of letters sent by Tricycle readers
Japanese nun Eshun (1362–ca. 1430), the Irresistible One
Selections from the index to Daily Afflictions: The Agony of Being Connected to Everything in the Universe
Roger Housden on the virtues of being taken advantage of
How British Colonel Francis Younghusband invaded his Shangri-La before falling in love with it
Big Box Dharma In an effort to bring Buddhism back to the people, Thai Culture Minister Uraiwan Thienthong recently proposed building “solace corners” in department stores and malls. Two malls have signed on, but not everyone thinks taking the dharma to market is such a good idea, with several senators objecting to what they interpret […]
Loving the other without losing yourself
A journey to the site of the Buddha’s first sermon
The transformative power of a single moment of insight
A small Philadelphia sangha marks the crossroads of Buddhism and Quakerism.
Spying on the winged monarchs of decay
Television to meditate to
The master’s touch
But who’s listening?
Beyond the House of the False Lama: Travels with Monks, Nomads, and OutlawsGeorge CraneSan Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 2005320 pp.; $24.95 (cloth) Once, while in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, I met several Buddhist monks who invited me to visit their monastery in Dalat, a destination that had not even been on my original itinerary. The trip […]
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