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Back Issues
Our readers respond to Tricycle’s print and online stories.
A letter from Tricycle’s editor
Featured contributors include writers Leslie Mancillas, Ann Tashi Slater, and Vanessa Zuisei Goddard, and Susanne Billig, editor-in-chief of the German Buddhist publication Buddhismus aktuell.
Three women in prison reflect on their Buddhist practice behind bars.
Enso Village, a new project by the San Francisco Zen Center, wants to explore the process of growing old.
Dharma data from the most Buddhist American state
An inside look at the daily activities of a Chinese Chan dharma heir
How the Buddha’s birthday celebration was pumped up to compete with Christianity
The latest in Buddhist publishing, plus a book worth rereading
An album, podcasts, and chants that no Buddhist listener should miss
Q&A with Dr. Bokin Kim, President of the Won Institute of Graduate Studies in Glenside, Pennsylvania
Portals between the living and dead, stupas in lush pine forests, and other surprises await exploration in Mexico’s soaring capital city.
Some things just hurt. But the key to resilience is remembering that we are never truly alone.
Select wisdom from sources old and new
Reaching beyond our limits, we make practice real.
The Buddhist scholar was once a dissatisfied rock musician.
Our expert explains the meaning of sangha.
The loss of a pregnancy can lead to deep feelings of isolation, but dharma can help.
Tricycle’s free online source for newcomers offers answers to all the questions you were hesitant to ask aloud.
A former Zen monastic considers what makes a space sacred.
A short story
A social critique inspired by Buddhist cosmology
For full human functioning, reason and myth must coexist.
How a 100-day chant challenge brought a mother and daughter back from the edge of despair
What happens to Buddhist institutions when the traditional model of support—merit-based giving—changes?
Lessons in canine love
A Japanese American group protests mass incarceration at the border. One of its Buddhist leaders envisions a new American identity.
Trying to define what is truly Buddhist is probably a waste of time.
Healing in the wake of systemic abuse means seeing our teachers—and ourselves—clearly and with compassion.
Reflections on the sounds of an interdependent world
Why the Buddha invented baseball
Celebrating Buddhism’s early women masters
The recent DC comic-adapted TV series flips the script on what it means to live in the present moment.
Advice on contemplative mysticism from the life of Tenzin Priyadarshi
“I’m sick of peering at the ego. / No, my ego’s tired of peering at me— / It’s she who awakens me into being.”