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Magazine | Letters to the Editor, The Conversation
Letters to the Editor
Our readers respond to Tricycle's print and online offerings.
Magazine | Letter from the Editor, The Conversation
A Time for Eternities
A letter from Tricycle’s editor
Magazine | Featured Contributors, The Conversation
Featured Contributors
Featured contributors include Tibetan Buddhist teacher Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, professor Jolyon Baraka Thomas, author Jamyang Norbu, and novelist Jenny Offill.
Openings
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Openings
Prosecutor, Dharma Teacher
Insight Meditation teacher Tuere Sala talks about her time as a Buddhist prosecuting attorney.
Meet the Monk Cleaning Up Hanoi’s Waterways
Thich Tinh Giac wants to educate his Vietnamese neighbors about the ecological impact of religious rites.
Broadening the Field of Buddhist Studies
Colleges continue to offer courses in languages while expanding to reach new audiences in different disciplines.
IdeasMagazine | Buddha Buzz, Openings
The Climate Threat to Buddhism’s Holy Sites
How climate change’s disproportionate impact on South Asia will affect the Buddhist pilgrimage circuit
Magazine | By the Numbers, Openings
Buddhism by the Numbers: Climate Change and Pilgrimage Sites
The percentage of population growth in Bodhgaya, the cost of a Buddhist tour on the Mahaparinirvan Express, and more data around climate change and Buddhist pilgrimage sites.
The Sun Behind the Clouds
Buddhist songwriter Laura Mustard’s path toward self-acceptance
Magazine | A Day in the Dharma, Openings
A Day in the Dharma with Valerie Brown, dharma teacher, leadership coach, and former lawyer
An inside look at the pandemic activities of a teacher in the Plum Village tradition
CultureMagazine | Books, Openings
What We’re Reading
The latest in Buddhist publishing, plus a book worth rereading
CultureMagazine | Audio Dharma, Openings
What We’re Listening To
A dharma talk, podcast episodes, and a podcast series that no Buddhist listener should miss
Turning Word
Kaira Jewel Lingo, a lay dharma teacher who was ordained in Thich Nhat Hanh’s Order of Interbeing, talks about a Buddhist book that made a significant impact on her practice.
Magazine | Openings, Visiting Teacher
Visiting Teacher: Willa Blythe Baker
A Q&A with Willa Blythe Baker, a dharma teacher and founder of the Buddhist community Natural Dharma Fellowship in Boston
The Buddha’s Discourse on Defending Democracy
Seven questions from the canon for testing the health of a nation
Teachings
TeachingsMagazine | Dharma Talk, Teachings
The Path of Patience
How life's little annoyances can teach us ever-greater tolerance.
TeachingsMagazine | In Brief, Teachings
The Power of Radical Equanimity
A brief teaching from a Soto Zen teacher
TeachingsMagazine | In Brief, Teachings
Slip Free of Craving
A brief teaching from a psychologist
TeachingsMagazine | In Brief, Teachings
Compassionate Equality
A brief teaching from the Dalai Lama
TeachingsMagazine | In Brief, Teachings
Relating to Life
A brief teaching from a Mindful Living trainer
MeditationMagazine | Practice, Teachings
Beyond Question
Simple tips for an effective Q&A with your Buddhist teacher
MeditationMagazine | Ask a Teacher, Teachings
Ask a Teacher: Holidays 2020
Ways to welcome our families into our hearts, if not our homes, this winter
TeachingsMagazine | Dharma Talk, Teachings
The Karmic Power of Devotion
A story from the Karmashataka illustrates how true devotion can be a source of energy and joy.
Magazine | Meet a Teacher, Teachings
Meet a Teacher: Rev. Marvin Harada
The Bishop of the Buddhist Churches of America was born a Buddhist but didn’t immediately know it was a path for him to follow.
TeachingsMagazine | Teachings, What's in a Word?
What’s in a Word? Dukkha
Our expert explains the meaning of dukkha.
Magazine | Buddhism for Beginners, Teachings
Buddhas Across the Cosmos
Tricycle’s free online source for newcomers offers answers to all the questions you were hesitant to ask aloud.
Features
Absolutely, Indestructibly Happy
An interview with Tina Turner
Life Is Tolerable
A portrait of modern anxiety
Beyond Shangri-la
Foreign photographers have shaped the Western images of Tibet. Now Tibetans are taking control of the camera.
Living in a World That No Longer Exists
A writer reflects on finding beauty that endures.
After Awakening
Faith, practice, and enlightenment in Zen master Dogen’s Genjokoan
Heeding Erich Fromm’s Warning
Decades before the mindfulness boom, the influential psychoanalyst foresaw the potential benefits and misuses of Buddhist practice.
What You Know to Be True
Learning from the Kalama Sutta
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
The Garbageman
A Zen tale of visitation and sanitation
Reviews
CultureMagazine | Film, Reviews
Spirits of Renewal
The iconic anime of Studio Ghibli explores fundamental truths through the imagery of Japanese and Buddhist lore.
Emissary of Insight
A new book depicts the life of the 20th-century global meditation pioneer S. N. Goenka, but does it tell the whole story?
The Things We Do to Feel Well
Netflix’s (Un)Well examines the promises of the wellness industry.
Parting Words
Parting Words
An excerpt from the novel On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous