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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.
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.
The three secrets to liberation in Japanese esoteric Buddhism
New fiction from Tibet
Full ordination for nuns—a status that has been denied women for almost a thousand years—has been revived in Tibetan Buddhism.
Does elevating the guru to the same status as the teachings themselves set the stage for teacher-student abuse?
When a therapist tries to beat the system, he’s given a taste of his own medicine—and a lesson about right speech.
The secret to world harmony isn’t oneness. It’s multiplicity.
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.
Meet Red Rose Sangha, a Zen community in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
In search of true words
An interview with Tibetan psychologist Lobsang Rapgay about student-teacher relationships that turn abusive
All the latest in Buddhist goings-on: books, news, and more
Covering the latest in Buddhist publishing
Caitlin Van Dusen reviews three meditation apps: 10% Happier, Zen Bound 2, and My Gratitude Journal
A Q&A with the former Tibetan Buddhist nun, PhD candidate, and latex lover
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.
Lines by the 4th-century Chinese poet
The story of how an Italian immigrant from Brooklyn helped to bring the dharma back to India
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.
A selection of letters sent by Tricycle readers
A letter from Tricycle’s editor
Select wisdom from sources old and new
Here are some recommendations from contemplative psychotherapy for working with transgressions by or painful break with a spiritual teacher.
A Buddhist practitioner summons gratitude on the eve of a Native American harvest tradition.
How meditation got me through a 25-year prison sentence.
There is value to having flexibility in your practice.
Aiming for any preferred version of death is fraught with opportunities for disappointment and rejection when the time comes.
Our greed for consumption is causing ecological and social harm. Can the Buddha’s teachings help us change course?