
Special Section
Reflections on an Impermanent World
An introduction to the special section on Buddhism and the environment
By Sam MoweThe Buddhist Review
Back IssuesAn introduction to the special section on Buddhism and the environment
By Sam MoweAn interview with Elizabeth Kolbert
Interview with Elizabeth Kolbert by The Editors, Photographs by Joel SartoreOpening our eyes to the nature of this earth
By Paul Kingsnorth, Photography by Matthew BrandtBuddhism isn’t the environmental religion it’s made out to be. But the tradition’s legacy on this planet isn’t set in stone.
By Johan Elverskog, Photographs by Yang YongliangIf Buddhism is to address the ecological crisis, it must clarify its essential message.
By David Loy, Photography by Mandy BarkerMapping the transition to a sustainable human culture
By Joanna Macy and Sam Mowe, Illustration by Kevin WhippleA longtime student reflects on 30 years with the Vietnamese master.
By Allan BadinerBuddhist tradition and modernity are in many ways incompatible. But one Western intellectual tradition may hold a key to bringing the two into meaningful dialogue.
By Linda Heuman, Artwork by René MagritteThe ego cannot achieve freedom from itself—something more is required.
By Dharmavidya David Brazier, Photograph by Neil CraverContributors include Johan Elverskog, Sam Mowe, and Paul Kingsnorth
By The EditorsA selection of letters sent by Tricycle readers
By TricycleA letter from Tricycle’s editor, James Shaheen
By James ShaheenAn interview with Pauline Sherrow, pole dancer and Buddhist
By Emma VarvaloucasAn interview with artist Selena Kimball
By Anne DoranGetting started on a spiritual path takes guts.
By Teah StrozerChögyam Trungpa Rinpoche introduces an American classroom to the three bodies of the Buddha.
By John J BakerA 1988 interview with Gary Snyder, from the newly published anthology Nobody Home: Writing, Buddhism, and Living in Places
By Julia MartinRecent reviews of Buddhist books
By Max ZahnWhile others busied themselves with no-self, Hakuin asked what a Buddhist self might look like.
By Kurt SpellmeyerParting words by Terrance Keenan
By Terrance KeenanHow to love yourself and others
By Thich Nhat Hanh, Artwork by Carrie MarillA resource list of Buddhist climate action organizations
By TricycleIt’s not the places we visit—it’s the perspectives we choose.
By Pico IyerMany point out the pitfalls of mindfulness. But the problem is in the approach, not the practice.
By Andrew OlendzkiCan working to treat pain help us tackle the fundamental causes of human distress?
By Pamela Gayle WhiteEarly days in Plum Village with Thich Nhat Hanh
By Wendy Johnson