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Our readers respond to Tricycle’s print and online offerings.
A letter from Tricycle’s editor
Featured contributors include meditation teacher Mindy Newman, translator Kaia Fischer, writer and photographer August “Annie” Tritt, writer Souvankham Thammavongsa, and scholar Donald S. Lopez Jr.
A first-time wedding officiant gathers advice from the experts.
What the most wretched beings of the Buddhist cosmos can teach us about greed, suffering, and the dharma
Plant-based meats, more popular than ever in the US with high-tech brands like Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods, have been known in China and places influenced by Chinese Buddhist culture since the 10th century. In February 2021, Food & Wine spoke with Lee Mee Ng, the owner of Lily’s Vegan Pantry (formerly May Wah Vegetarian […]
An inside look at the daily pandemic activities of a Zen teacher, chaplain, and author
A Q&A with Dawn Scott, an Insight Meditation teacher, Diamond Heart practitioner, and graduate of the 2017–2021 IMS Teacher Training Program.
The French Buddhist monk, photographer, and author Matthieu Ricard talks about a Buddhist book that made a significant impact on his practice.
A yearly retreat bridges the gap between Buddhism and psychoanalysis.
Daigoji, a temple in Kyoto, Japan, was founded in 874 and has survived the many twists and turns of history—including Japan’s destructive Onin War in the 15th century. But this Shingon Buddhist temple is hardly stuck in the past—in fact, it plans to go where no Buddhist temple has gone before with an extraterrestrial expansion, […]
Buddhism meets ecology in the winning poem from the Tricycle Haiku Challenge.
Dharma activity in the Empire State
The latest in Buddhist publishing
A guided meditation and three podcasts that no Buddhist listener should miss
When you’re afraid of what might happen, remember that all you have is now.
A brief teaching from an ordained disciple of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi
A brief teaching from a scholar of Buddhism
A brief teaching from the lineage holder of the Zurmang Kagyu Tibetan Buddhist tradition
The best gift you can give someone is to listen wholly.
Printable aids for the pillars of Buddhist practice
A Soto Zen teacher and co-founder of Autsit, a meditation group for autistic people
A tale about how compassion and acceptance can set us free when we have trouble letting go
Thoughts on a classic text about dying and duality from a late Zen teacher
Our expert discusses its meaning and practice.
Tricycle’s free online source for newcomers offers answers to all the questions you were hesitant to ask aloud.
For most of its history, the dharma has had little to offer in the domain of social action. But that’s OK.
How I found my way back to my ancestors through The Tibetan Book of the Dead
The editors of the anthology Black and Buddhist on what the dharma can teach us about race, suffering, and freedom
A Burmese artist reminds us that the past and the present are not so separate.
A short story
For the first time, Buddhists from virtually every tradition can be found in the same country—even the same city. We have an unprecedented opportunity to learn from one another.
“Awakening” has become the preferred English term for the Buddha’s attainment. But has something gotten lost in translation?
The yearning, poetry, and love of three masters
Sen. Mazie Hirono’s new memoir tells a story of fierce determination and enduring kindness.
John Wilson shows us how to let go of our preconceptions.
George Saunders’s essays on Russian stories offer more than just writing advice.
“When the world / Disappears under your feet / Are you falling or / Flying?”