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The Conversation
Magazine | Letters to the Editor, The Conversation
Letters to the Editor
Our readers respond to Tricycle’s print and online offerings.
Magazine | Letter from the Editor, The Conversation
Drips on a Rock
A letter from Tricycle’s editor
Magazine | Featured Contributors, The Conversation
Featured Contributors
Featured contributors include writer Susan Moon, chaplain Pamela Gayle White, scholar Trent Walker, and Zen teacher Shōhaku Okumura
Openings
The Fine Print on Thai Tattoos
Tourists may not know what they’re committing to.
Magazine | Openings, Visiting Teacher
Visiting Teacher: Mark T. Unno
A Q&A with Professor Mark T. Unno, a Shin Buddhist priest and head of the Religious Studies Department at the University of Oregon.
Turning Word
Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede, co-director of the Rochester Zen Center, talks about a Buddhist book that made a significant impact on his practice.
Virgin Mary Bodhisattva
How one statue is bringing Buddhists and Catholics together
Magazine | Buddha Buzz, Openings
TIME Honors Makeup Artist Monk
LGBTQ monk and makeup artist Kodo Nishimura is named one of TIME’s 2021 Next Generation Leaders.
Magazine | Give & Take, Openings
The Dharma in the New Normal
An upcoming conference will look at the road ahead for American Buddhism.
Magazine | A Day in the Dharma, Openings
A Day in the Dharma with Mindy Newman, a Chicago-based Buddhist Practitioner and Psychotherapist
An inside look at the daily life of a Buddhist practitioner and psychotherapist
What We’re Reading
The latest in Buddhist publishing, plus a book worth rereading
Magazine | Audio Dharma, Openings
What We’re Listening To
A podcast, guided meditation, dharma talk, and an album that no Buddhist listener should miss
CultureMagazine | Openings, The Buddhist Traveler In
The Buddhist Traveler in Sydney
Discover the Buddhist gems in Australia’s Harbour City
Magazine | By the Numbers, Openings
Buddhism by the Numbers: Australia
The dharma lowdown down under
CultureMagazine | On Haiku, Openings
A Stone Beneath the Cypress
The winning poem from the Tricycle Haiku Challenge addresses one of the oldest themes in literature: recovery from loss.
Teachings
TeachingsMagazine | Dharma Talk, Teachings
Trusting the Unknown
Help in making decisions big and small
TeachingsMagazine | In Brief, Teachings
A Glimpse of the Unseen
A brief teaching from a Zen priest
TeachingsMagazine | In Brief, Teachings
Illuminate Your True Self
A brief teaching from a Zen Buddhist teacher
TeachingsMagazine | In Brief, Teachings
Transforming the Mind
A brief teaching from a Tibetan Buddhist teacher
MeditationMagazine | Practice, Teachings
Lie Down and Breathe
What Corpse Pose can teach us about starting again
TeachingsMagazine | Pocket Paramis, Teachings
Pocket Paramis: Energy
Printable aids for the pillars of Buddhist practice
Magazine | Meet a Teacher, Teachings
Meet a Teacher: Reverend Seiho Morris
A Rinzai monk and former addiction counselor who leads workshops based on Zen and twelve step practices
TeachingsMagazine | Dharma Talk, Teachings
Don’t Fear the Reaper
Life is uncertain. Love is not.
TeachingsMagazine | Teachings, What's in a Word?
What’s in a Word? Samvega
Our expert discusses its meaning.
TeachingsMagazine | Buddhism for Beginners, Teachings
What Are the Three Jewels?
Taking refuge in the Buddha, dharma, and sangha
Features
The Zen of Therapy
A conversation with the Buddhist psychotherapist Mark Epstein
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
People Are Like Koans
From The Zen of Therapy
Extremely Still
A record-breaking endurance athlete turned to meditation to reach his goals. He learned to let go of them, too.
Dharma Songs to Stir and Settle
The melodies and meaning of Cambodia’s Buddhist music
Temple Wives
Shin Buddhism’s bomori, or “temple guardians,” challenge assumptions about gender roles, domestic life, and religious authority.
Where the Buddhist Chaplains Are
More dharma practitioners are entering the field of chaplaincy in America. How many more? That’s one in a long list of questions we don’t have the answer to.
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
Gateway in Clouds
Stepping into confusion
Drips on a Rock
A Buddhist mother of five takes on the gun lobby in America.
Stuck in Slow Motion
An unexplained, all-encompassing fatigue forces a Zen teacher to take life at an easier pace.
Dogen’s Freeing Verse
A look at the works of a Zen master who disparaged literature despite being a prolific poet
Reviews
IdeasMagazine | Books, Reviews
Reflections on the Lake
Reading Swans 40 years later
CultureMagazine | Games, Reviews
Diving into the Mind in Psychonauts 2
To save the day, all you have to do is dissolve the illusion of self.
CultureMagazine | Film, Reviews
High Marks for Descending the Mountain
This documentary’s a trip.
Parting Words
CultureMagazine | Parting Words
Taking a Morning Walk Alone to the Pond North of the Yuhsi After It Rained
“a pristine pond encircled by trees / last night’s rain scattered by the wind”