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Losing My Religion
Coming to terms with the complex tapestry of real spiritual life
The Buddhist Review
Back IssuesComing to terms with the complex tapestry of real spiritual life
An interview with Jeff Wilson about regionalism and pluralism in American Buddhism
Institutionalized racism against the Rohingya Muslims led Burma to genocide
Why being wrong can be the best thing that ever happened to us
The heavy cost of literalism
An ancient Buddhist city is caught in a drawn-out battle between commerce and culture in Afghanistan
Teachings from the heart of the Chan Buddhist tradition
Contributors include Brent Huffman, Marie Myung-Ok Lee, and Michal Przedlacki.
A selection of letters sent by Tricycle’s readers
A letter from Tricycle’s editor, 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 […]
13th-century zen master Dogen on the enlightenment of ordinary activity.
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 […]
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 […]
5 poems and the Japanese scroll paintings that inspired them
Q&A with a Buddhist artist
Our ability to forgive allows us to meet suffering—our suffering as well as the suffering of others—with a kind heart.
An interview with Krista Tippett
An interview with Shin Reverend Patti Nakai
A mindfulness tool that offers support for working with difficult emotions
A review of Victress Hitchcock’s film on modern Tibetan Buddhism in the West
Contemplative care comes of age at a symposium in Garrison, New York
In pursuit of Kerouac’s freedom
Tricycle takes a quick look at the latest in Buddhist publications.
Parting words from Paula Bohince
A dharma talk from Chan Master Guo Jun
Cutting through beliefs
A recipe from the essence of the sun
A Noble Root
Encounters near the border
It’s never too late to apply the skills of awareness.
Buddhist teachings from the Juniper School
The time has come for us to evolve—or perish
It’s better to learn to wake up by yourself