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Walking Alone
The way of Achaan Runjuan
Impossible Vacation
A Pocono Zen retreat
Taking Chances
A conversation with Laurie Anderson and John Cage
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
Accusing the Tiger
Sexual ethics and Buddhist teachers
In Exile from Siam
An interview with Sulak Sivaraksa
Sentient Questions
The Dalai Lama questions scientists about the nature of life
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
The Formless Form
Buddhism and twelve-step programs
The Jesus Lama: Thomas Merton in the Himalayas
An interview with Harold Talbott
Departments
IdeasMagazine | Shakyamuni Buddha: A Life Retold
The Man Who Woke Up
An excerpt from "The World's Religions"
Great Swan
Meetings with Ramakrishna, calligraphy by Michele Laporte
Books in Brief
A roundup of new reading
Money and the Meaning of Life
What is the right balance between the material and the spiritual? And how can the effort of making money support a spiritual effort?
MindScience: An East-West Dialogue
A glimpse of Buddhist psychology and its potential applications in the West
Holy Madness: The Shock Tactics and Radical Teachings of Crazy-Wise Adepts, Holy Fools, and Rascal Gurus
A study in "crazy wisdom"
The First Buddhist Women: Translations and Commentary on the Therigatha
Energetic and vividly detailed poems of women on the road to enlightenment and independence
TeachingsMagazine | Dharma Talk
On Origination
Translated by Maurice Walshe
The Code of the Warrior: In History, Myth, and Everyday Life
A historical and spiritual history of the warrior is a doubly difficult task: not only must the author create an accurate history, he also must address each warrior within his own cultural context.
Grace and Grit: Spirituality and Healing in the Life and Death of Treya Killam Wilber
A tribute to Treya and her remarkable healing in life and death and more
The Whole World Is A Single Flower: 365 Kong-ans for Everyday Life
"Unquestionably one of the finest collections to have appeared since the dawn of Zen in the West."
TeachingsMagazine | Dharma Talk
The First Precept
A sampling of teachings on the first precept from the various Buddhist vehicles
Narrow Road to the Interior
"Hamill’s translation, a gift of careful attention, does not separate poetry from spiritual practice. And, Basho becomes our guide on the way of insight."
The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism
"It now seems clear that this publication supports a larger purpose; signaling the beginnings of a renaissance in Nyingma studies."
Thai Women in Buddhism
An important educational text for monks and laypersons of both genders by the co-founder of Sakyadhita
Monkey: A Journey to the West
"When he takes on this time-honored classic, he doesn’t kid around. But his hero does."
In the News Summer 1992
An update on Wat Promkhunaram in Phoenix, Arizona, and more
Giving Birth to Ancestors
A seasoned practitioner reflects on the importance of spiritually connecting to sentient beings of the past.
Letters to the Editor Summer 1992
From our readers
Speaking of Silence
A letter from the editor
Cambodia
The aftermath
Tasting Darkness
An excerpt from "In Praise of Shadows"
TeachingsMagazine | On Translation
The Bodhisattva Vows
The Great Vows, known as the Bodhisattva Vows, probably originated in China around the sixth century and may have been derived from an earlier Sanskrit gatha (a four-line verse that sums up an aspect of the…
Magazine | What Does Being A Buddhist Mean To You
What Does Being a Buddhist Mean to You? Summer 1992
Re: rats, mice, and cockroaches
Columns
Buddhist Journal Beat – Summer 1992
A survey of material from Buddhist journals compiled by Rick Fields, Tricycle's Editor-at-Large