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Coming to terms with the complex tapestry of real spiritual life
by Marie Myung-Ok Lee | photography by Miki Takahashi
An interview with Jeff Wilson about regionalism and pluralism in American Buddhism
By Sam Mowe
Institutionalized racism against the Rohingya Muslims led Burma to genocide
By Maung Zarni
Why being wrong can be the best thing that ever happened to us
By Henry Shukman
The heavy cost of literalism
By Rita M. Gross
An ancient Buddhist city is caught in a drawn-out battle between commerce and culture in Afghanistan
by Brent Huffman | photographs by Michal Przedlacki
Teachings from the heart of the Chan Buddhist tradition
by Guo Jun | artwork by Carlo GiambarresiContributors include Brent Huffman, Marie Myung-Ok Lee, and Michal Przedlacki.
By The EditorsA selection of letters sent by Tricycle’s readers
By The EditorsA letter from Tricycle’s editor, James Shaheen
By James Shaheen
From the moment we wake up in the morning, we take many pictures with the lens in our hearts. Our sensory organs, not only our eyes, take all sorts of pictures of the world we live in. When we go through the countless pictures we take during the day, we realize that they were taken […]
By Venerable Jigwang
13th-century zen master Dogen on the enlightenment of ordinary activity.
By Eihei Dogen Zenji
Awareness cannot be taught, and when it is present it has no context. All contexts are created by thought and are therefore corruptible by thought. Awareness simply throws light on what is, without any separation whatsoever. Awareness, insight, enlightenment, wholeness—whatever words one may pick to label what cannot be caught in words—is not the effect […]
By Toni Packer
It is essential to see that we live our lives most of the time in the three times; that’s to say, the past, the present, and the future. We spend our time playing past, present, and future. Why do I suffer now? It’s because of something in the past. What about what should I do […]
By John Crook5 poems and the Japanese scroll paintings that inspired them
By Paula Bohince
Q&A with a Buddhist artist
By Noa Jones
Our ability to forgive allows us to meet suffering—our suffering as well as the suffering of others—with a kind heart.
By Gina Sharpe
An interview with Krista Tippett
By James Shaheen
An interview with Shin Reverend Patti Nakai
By Emma Varvaloucas
A mindfulness tool that offers support for working with difficult emotions
By Tara BrachA review of Victress Hitchcock’s film on modern Tibetan Buddhism in the West
By Dan Zigmond
Contemplative care comes of age at a symposium in Garrison, New York
By Joseph LoizzoIn pursuit of Kerouac’s freedom
By Peter Coyote
Tricycle takes a quick look at the latest in Buddhist publications.
By Emma Varvaloucas
Parting words from Paula Bohince
By Paula BohinceA dharma talk from Chan Master Guo Jun
By The Editors
Cutting Through Beliefs
By Ken McLeod
A recipe from the essence of the sun
By Noa Jones
A Noble Root
By Wendy Johnson
Encounters near the border
By Rick Bass
It’s never too late to apply the skills of awareness.
By Sharon Salzberg
Buddhist teachings from the Juniper School
By Lawrence Levy
The time has come for us to evolve—or perish
By Andrew Olendzki
It’s better to learn to wake up by yourself
By Brad Warner