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The Flute Teacher
A Poet's Journey through a Chinese Prison
Other-Power
Why self-mastery is self-defeating
Reflections of the Flowerbank World
The Avatamsaka Sutra in art
Roused from a Dream
Restoring Zen's female lineage
The Man-made Obstacle
Distinguishing between problems of human birth and problems of human making
Under One Umbrella
Can tradition and science both fit? An interview with Thupten Jinpa Langri
Departments
Featured Contributors Summer 2014
Contributors include Tom Wudl, Mary Fowles, and Luis González Palma
Letters to the Editor Summer 2014
A selection of letters sent by Tricycle readers
The Ideal and the Real
A letter from Tricycle’s editor, James Shaheen
The Everyday Sublime
The experience of the sublime exceeds our capacity for representation. The world is excessive: every blade of grass, every ray of sun, every falling leaf is excessive. None of these things can be adequately captured in…
A Few Simple Lines
To make my sitting practice a daily priority.To spend less time being social with strangers, online.To think twice before acting on the heart’s closings.To not expect too much, and be grateful for what is.To make room…
Like a Mirage
Distorted perceptions are like a mirage. Deceived by a mirage, a deer runs quickly toward what it perceives as water. As he runs, he sees that the water-like mirage is still far ahead of him. So…
Thinking of Quitting Thinking
Many times I hear students say, “I don’t want to think—I just want to sit.” They fear that any analytical process is too “mental” and will only lead to more of the conceptual, discursive thinking that…
Capable Compassion
Compassion is not just an emotion one might feel after reading something sad or heartbreaking. Our compassion is a source of energy and strength. It is the basis for our actions in the world. ♦ From…
Meeting Mara
Select wisdom from sources old and new
Coming, Going
Empty-handed I entered the world Barefoot I leave it. My coming, my going— Two simple happenings That got entangled. ♦ From Japanese Death Poems, compiled by Yoel Hoffman. © 1998 Tuttle Publishing. Reprinted with permission of the…
The Sweet Pain of Remorse
One particular difficulty, which is one of the most effective catalysts to awakening the heart, is experiencing the pain of remorse. Sometimes we get a glimpse of the fact that we’re living from vanity or unkindness…
Every Revolution Needs Fresh Poems
Every revolution needs fresh poems that is the reason poetry cannot die. It is the reason poets go without sleep and sometimes without lovers without new cars and without fine clothes the reason we commit to…
10 Misconceptions about Buddhism
Two Buddhist scholars expand on popular misconceptions about Buddhism.
CultureMagazine | This Buddhist Life
An Interview with Nick Nauman
Q&A with a Buddhist chef
CultureMagazine | Spotlight On
Spotlight On: Fredericka Foster
A contemporary artist on environmental Buddhism
TeachingsMagazine | Dharma Talk
What We’ve Been All Along
Cultivating the spirit of awakening
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Interview
Other Fingers Pointing to the Moon
An interview with Zen master and former priest Ruben L. F. Habito
The Good Shepherd
Strengthening our natural capacity for awareness
Only Fiction
The limitations of bearing witness at Auschwitz
Dharma Drunks
Two new Buddhist takes on how to stay sober
Books in Brief Summer 2014
Covering the latest in Buddhist publishing
Parting Words Summer 2014
Parting words from Gary Snyder (and Cold Mountain)
Columns
Meeting the Mushroom Sangha
Tricycle's food columnist serves up a risotto that packs a soft punch.
The Third Sparrow
On leaving Boudhanath
Let’s Dance
Transforming our lives through meditation
New Saplings, Old Ground
The art and practice of apple tree grafting
Keep It Simple
The gift of awareness