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Letters to the Editor
Our readers respond to Tricycle's print and online offerings.
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Letter from the Editor
What the Buddha Felt
A letter from Tricycle’s editor-in-chief, James Shaheen
CultureMagazine | Featured Contributors
Featured Contributors
Featured contributors for the Summer 2026 issue of Tricycle include Tuan Andrew Nguyen, Simon Wu, and Jenn Pelly.
Openings
Renunciation Without a Category
Ajarn Tritrinn, a transgender Thai renunciant, is carving a new path forward for monasticism beyond gender norms.
Demystifying Tantra
An excerpt of a conversation between scholar Richard Payne and Tricycle’s editor-in-chief, James Shaheen
What We’re Reading
The latest in Buddhist publishing
CultureMagazine | Audio Dharma
What We’re Plugged Into
Two dharma talks, a video, and a TEDx talk to enhance your Buddhist practice
TeachingsMagazine | Visiting Teacher
Visiting Teacher: Reverend Amitha Khema
Q&A with Reverend Amitha Khema, a Theravada monk and chaplain at George Washington University
CultureMagazine | The Buddhist Traveler In
The Buddhist Traveler in Washington, D.C.
Amid the partisan rancor, Buddhist communities thrive in the nation’s capital.
A Wink from the Universe
The winning poem from the Tricycle Haiku Challenge explores the darker side of haiku humor.
CultureMagazine | By the Numbers
Buddhism By the Numbers: Washington D.C.
Buddhist statistics from the nation's capital
What Do Buddhists Think of Fort Worth’s “Walk for Peace” Monks?
Teachers respond to the viral cross-country trek.
CultureMagazine | Sacred Sites
The Kargah Buddha
A Pakistani carving and a unique local legend
Teachings
TeachingsMagazine | Dharma Talk
Life Advice from Sakya Pandita
12th-century wisdom for modern life
Home Is Within
A brief teaching from the founder of Plum Village about the home inside us
Rising and Falling
Uniting breath and body through meditation
TeachingsMagazine | The Five Skandhas
The Five Skandhas: Conception
Printable aids for the pillars of Buddhist practice
TeachingsMagazine | Meet a Teacher
Meet a Teacher: Damchö Diana Finnegan
A remote sangha serves the dharma to the Spanish-speaking world.
Don’t Poison Yourself
A brief teaching from Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche speaks to the various poisons in the world, and how to handle them.
TeachingsMagazine | Dharma Talk
Seeing with Grandmother’s Eyes
The Buddhist teaching of equanimity is the radical permission to feel everything–without being swept away.
Say Yes!
A brief teaching from Tara Brach on accepting what is within us and around us
TeachingsMagazine | Dharma Talk
The Joy of Dharma
Without joy the Buddhist path is very difficult.
TeachingsMagazine | Dharma Talk
Approaching Grief
Mindful methods from the executive director of the Zen Caregiving Project
Suffering Is Not All
A brief teaching from Lobsang Tenzin Negi on the importance of self-compassion
Features
A Profile of Anne Waldman
At 81, the poet Anne Waldman reflects on Buddhism, art, activism, and the urgent work of keeping the world awake to itself.
The Case for the Conventional
Mahayana Buddhism insists that truth still works, even when it isn’t absolute.
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
Ascension
Zombies and Zoom meditation in the New Jersey suburbs
When Nothing Works
Though our worlds fall apart, with faith and practice, they can be rebuilt.
Disarming, Recasting, Rearming
Tuan Andrew Nguyen turns tools of war into vessels of beauty.
The Shadow of Fake Lamas
How Tibetan writers use fiction to raise awareness about sexual abuse
The Disparaging Laughter of Tsechu River
A Tibetan short story
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
Making Friends with Monsters
A scholar’s curiosity about Japan’s mysterious Shugendo tradition leads her on an unexpected journey over mountains and through rivers.
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
On Pain
We all suffer—but perhaps our suffering can connect rather than isolate us.
Reviews
CultureMagazine | Film, Reviews
Calm in a World on Fire
In a new documentary, the Dalai Lama offers urgent tips for cultivating clear-sightedness and peace of mind.
Is Buddhist Philosophy Compatible with Modern Science?
Philosopher Mark Siderits argues that Buddhism may be more compatible with materialism than commonly assumed. Jay Garfield examines his case and raises critical questions.
CultureMagazine | Book Reviews
Breathing Under Preasure
Jamieson Webster’s On Breathing examines how anxiety, politics, and fantasy converge around the most basic human act.
CultureMagazine | Book Reviews
Listening as Practice
An archival portrait of Éliane Radigue reveals how Buddhist discipline shaped the sound world of a singular experimental composer.
Parting Words
CultureMagazine | Parting Words
In the Posture of the Water Dragon
A poem by Richard Collins