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Forgiveness Is Not Buddhist
Buddhist teachings do not advise asking others to absolve us from our misdeeds. Instead, they outline a path to purification that will change our relationship to reactive patterns.
Buddhism’s Second-Class Citizens
By paying lip service to female empowerment but not materially supporting Western female monastics, we leave them—and the future of Tibetan Buddhism in the West—in doubt.
Becoming a Buddha
The three secrets to liberation in Japanese esoteric Buddhism
Winter in Patlikuhl
New fiction from Tibet
Recently, Under the Bodhi Tree
Full ordination for nuns—a status that has been denied women for almost a thousand years—has been revived in Tibetan Buddhism.
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
Why I Quit Guru Yoga
Does elevating the guru to the same status as the teachings themselves set the stage for teacher-student abuse?
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
If the Buddha Were Called to Jury Duty
When a therapist tries to beat the system, he’s given a taste of his own medicine—and a lesson about right speech.
Globalism 3.0
The secret to world harmony isn’t oneness. It’s multiplicity.
The Original Buddhist Rebel
Shinran, the founder of Shin Buddhism, broke with Japanese tradition to start a religion of radical egalitarianism that opened the benefits of Buddhism to everyone.
Departments
Letters to the Editor
A selection of letters sent by Tricycle readers
Magazine | Letter From The Editor
Unhistoric Acts
A letter from Tricycle’s editor
Brief Teachings
Select wisdom from sources old and new
Buddha Buzz Winter 2017
All the latest in Buddhist goings-on: books, news, and more
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | This Buddhist Life
This Buddhist Life: Damcho Dyson
A Q&A with the former Tibetan Buddhist nun, PhD candidate, and latex lover
Meet a Sangha: Red Rose Sangha
Meet Red Rose Sangha, a Zen community in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Expressing the Inexpressible
In search of true words
What Went Wrong
An interview with Tibetan psychologist Lobsang Rapgay about student-teacher relationships that turn abusive
The Power of the Third Moment
The look you gave the driver who cut you off. The email you shouldn't have sent. There's an effective way to avoid acting on your worst emotions.
From Catholic to Chemist to Buddhist Missionary
The story of how an Italian immigrant from Brooklyn helped to bring the dharma back to India
Capturing True Suchness on Film
Edward A. Burger's film One Mind is an open exploration into the state of mind that is cultivated and lived at Zhenru Chan temple in China's Jiangxi province.
Books in Brief
Covering the latest in Buddhist publishing
Meditation App Roundup: Winter 2017
Caitlin Van Dusen reviews three meditation apps: 10% Happier, Zen Bound 2, and My Gratitude Journal
CultureMagazine | Parting Words
T’ao Ch’ien on Ambition
Lines by the 4th-century Chinese poet
Columns
How to Heal After Your Teacher Crosses the Line
Here are some recommendations from contemplative psychotherapy for working with transgressions by or painful break with a spiritual teacher.
Spiral of Gratitude
A Buddhist practitioner summons gratitude on the eve of a Native American harvest tradition.
Free in Captivity
How meditation got me through a 25-year prison sentence.
A Practitioner Asks: Can I Mix and Match My Practices?
There is value to having flexibility in your practice.
A Good Death
Aiming for any preferred version of death is fraught with opportunities for disappointment and rejection when the time comes.
The Poisoned Cup
Our greed for consumption is causing ecological and social harm. Can the Buddha's teachings help us change course?