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The nocturnal landscape of lucid dreaming and Tibetan dream yoga
By B. Alan Wallace
Norman Fischer explains how the Buddha was able to transmit the heart of his teaching simply by twirling a flower. When Buddha was on Vulture Peak he twirled a flower before the assembly. Everyone was silent. Only Mahakashyapa smiled. Buddha said: “I have the eye treasury of the true teaching, the heart of nirvana, the […]
By Norman FischerOn the fortieth anniversary of the Beatles’ Revolver, Sean Murphy reflects on a generation’s sonic introduction to Eastern thought.
By Sean Murphy
Charles Johnson argues that in cutting the root of our own suffering, we can’t help but confront the suffering of society.
By Charles JohnsonA letter to Vietnam from veteran George Evans
By George EvansTHE WISDOM OF IMPERFECTION by Rob Preece; THE STORY OF TIBET by Thomas Laird; ZEN PIONEER: THE LIFE AND WORKS OF RUTH FULLER SASAKI by Isabel Stirling; A CASCADING WATERFALL OF NECTAR by Thinley Norbu THE WISDOM OF IMPERFECTION: THE CHALLENGE OF INDIVIDUATION IN BUDDHIST LIFE ROB PREECE Snow Lion Publications, 2006 335 pp.; $16.95 […]
By Tricycle
Documenting no-self
By Dean SluyterAndrew Olendzki outlines the Buddha’s six steps for transforming unwholesome mind states.
By Andrew Olendzki
Thai forest monk Thanissaro Bhikkhu describes that which never disappoints.
By Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Cynthia Thatcher tells us why the present moment isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
By Cynthia ThatcherIn a remote mountain valleya startled pheasant flies off squawkingHey!You think you alone are startled?I was startled too * In the Outer Diamond Mountains I could not write a poemIn the Inner Diamond Mountains I could not write a poemMy empty body was full of truth * To a poor fellow who hasno stone-hard horseno […]
By ko un
Australian Zen teacher Susan Murphy on finding solitude in the city
By Susan MurphyTwo from the New Age
By Eliot FintushelIN THE PRACTICE OF VIPASSANA we try to stay in “the present moment.” Everyone knows what the “present” means: Now. But what, precisely, is a “moment”? How long does it last? And when does the present moment become the past? In Vipassana the word “moment” has two definitions. The first could be called the “practice-moment.” […]
By Cynthia ThatcherWhat Would Buddha Do?
By Dan ZigmondFrances Richard takes on the fifth annual 9/11 Memorial Floating Lanterns Ceremony.
By frances richardPilates instructor Jennifer Sokolov gives us four basic exercises to support our bodies on the cushion.
By Jennifer SokolovCreating compost with Wendy Johnson
By Wendy JohnsonI’M COMING OUT!I would like to thank you for the interesting articles by Clark Strand in the last few issues. I enjoyed his interview with Sensei Ogui (“Ordinary Struggles,” Summer 2006), representing the Buddhist Churches of America. I also enjoyed Strand’s own coming out, so to speak, into the Pure Land (“Born Again Buddhist” Fall […]
By Tricycle
The Beginner Asks
By Bob Sharples
David Goewey visits a small Zen sangha in infamous Sing Sing prison.
By david goewey
David Loy considers the work of Nagarjuna, Buddhism’s greatest philospoher.
By David LoyA traveller’s guide to Bodh Gaya, the site of the Buddha’s Awakening BODH GAYA IS Buddhism’s Mecca, Vatican, and Wailing Wall. Among the eight great Buddhist pilgrimage sites in India, Bodh Gaya is the most visited. But unlike the holy places of those other faiths, the great center of the Buddhist world revolves around not […]
By Allan Hunt BadinerNOT LONG AFTER 9/11, actor Richard Gere stood before a crowd at Madison Square Garden and spoke of compassion and understanding. When I read about it, I remember thinking that it was far too early for forgiveness. Who was ready to hear it? The crowd didn’t take it well; they booed. At the time it […]
By James ShaheenSharon Salzberg speaks with Daniel Goleman about altruism, mirror neurons, and how the human brain is wired for compassion.
Interview with Daniel Goleman by Sharon SalzbergThe term aryan carries a lot of historical baggage. Donald S. Lopez Jr., explains why we should take another look at the Buddhist roots of this much maligned word.
By Donald S. Lopez Jr.Thoughts on My Teacher
By John KainContributors include Cynthia Thatcher, Dean Sluyter, Mira Tweti, David Goewey, and Charles Johnson.
By The EditorsMarried to the Master
By Jack Downey
Clark Strand traces the history of malas and shows how this ancient practice can bring you peace.
By Clark Strand
Rendering Philip K. Dick
By Andrew Goodwin
Venerable Karuna Dharma discusses gender equality in Buddhism and her pioneering role in the rebirth of of female ordination.
By TricycleSOKEI-AN SHIGETSU SASAKI, a Japanese Zen pioneer in the West, describes some of the many differences between his American lay followers and the monks back home. From a lecture given on February 21, 1942, as published in issue #1 of Zen Notes, January 1954. Peaceful in body, peaceful in speech,The bhikkhu peaceful and well-concentratedWho has […]
By Sokei-An Shigetsu SasakiMaking an American Buddha
By judith snodgrassTibetan Buddhist teacher Geshe Sonam Rinchen isn’t afraid to rub our noses in the dangers of ignorance.
By Geshe Sonam Rinchen