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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 Kernel of Kindness
A letter from Tricycle’s editor
Magazine | Featured Contributors, The Conversation
Featured Contributors
Featured contributors include novelist Ben Okri, author Ruth Ozeki, Shin priest Mark Unno, and scholar C. Pierce Salguero
Openings
The Myth of Separation
Tara Brach and Konda Mason on plant-based eating
John Steinbeck IV
A poet remembers his friend and their time together in Vietnam
Magazine | A Day in the Dharma, Openings
A Day in the Dharma with Roshi Joan Halifax, founder of Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico
An inside look at daily life at Upaya Zen Center
IdeasMagazine | Openings, Podcasts
To Be or Not to Be
An excerpt from a conversation between author Jay L. Garfield and Tricycle’s editor-in-chief, James Shaheen.
Magazine | Openings, Visiting Teacher
Visiting Teacher: Jeanne Corrigal
A Q&A with Jeanne Corrigal, guiding teacher for the Saskatoon Insight Meditation Community
Turning Word
Melina Bondy, a meditation teacher and former monastic in the Plum Village Tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, talks about a Buddhist book that made a significant impact on her practice.
What We’re Reading
The latest in Buddhist publishing, plus a book worth rereading
Magazine | Audio Dharma, Openings
What We’re Listening To
A dhamma talk, podcasts, and a playlist that no Buddhist listener should miss
Magazine | Openings, The Buddhist Traveler In
The Buddhist Traveler in Hong Kong
Behind the glitz of Asia’s bustling business and entertainment hub are many serene Buddhist attractions.
CultureMagazine | On Haiku, Openings
Life Is a Planet
In the winning poem from the Tricycle Haiku Challenge, life neither begins at conception nor ends at death.
Magazine | By the Numbers, Openings
Buddhism by the Numbers: Hong Kong
Buddhist activity in the “Fragrant Harbor”
Teachings
MeditationMagazine | Dharma Talk, Teachings
There’s No Need to be Busy
Ayya Khema on making time to do nothing
TeachingsMagazine | Ask a Teacher, Teachings
What Is One Misconception About the Buddha?
Bradley Donaldson discusses a side of the Awakened One that you don’t hear about.
TeachingsMagazine | In Brief, Teachings
Clarification of the Two Truths
A brief teaching from a Tibetan Buddhist teacher
TeachingsMagazine | In Brief, Teachings
Excuse Me?
A brief teaching from a Soto Zen teacher
TeachingsMagazine | In Brief, Teachings
A Most Difficult Distinction
A brief teaching from a Buddhist nun
TeachingsMagazine | Dharma Talk, Teachings
The Kamma of Goodwill
It takes effort to extend goodwill to everyone, but it’s worth it.
TeachingsMagazine | Dharma Talk, Teachings
You Can’t Go It Alone
Admitting that you need help is the first step to liberation.
TeachingsMagazine | Pocket Paramis, Teachings
Pocket Paramis: Truthfulness
Printable aids for the pillars of Buddhist practice
Magazine | Meet a Teacher, Teachings
Meet a Teacher: Nikki Mirghafori
A computer scientist decodes the self.
TeachingsMagazine | Practice, Teachings
Wording the Dharma
Choose a word. Now get to work.
TeachingsMagazine | Teachings, What's in a Word?
What’s in a Word? Tathāgata
Our expert discusses its meaning.
TeachingsMagazine | Buddhism for Beginners, Teachings
What Is Bodhicitta?
Tricycle’s free online source for newcomers explains the meaning of bodhicitta
Features
Existential Creativity
The role of the artist in a time of crisis
Zen’s Unassuming Pioneer
How the “Great Simplicity” of D.T. Suzuki popularized Zen in America
A Fierce and Tender Clarity
When it comes to working with anger, the only way out is through.
The Monk and the Centipede
A harrowing experience sparks a budding scholar’s interest in Buddhist medicine.
Untold Moons
David Orr’s abstract mandalas offer a glimpse into a cosmos of infinite realms.
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
All of the Nature to Change
A hike through the woods provides a lesson in impermanence.
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
Putting Away the Books
A Theravada monk reflects on renunciation, monasticism, and liberal values.
The Jhana Underground
The mid-20th century Theravada reforms favored vipassana (insight) over samatha (concentration) and the altered mind-state of the jhanas associated with it. What the sangha didn’t know was that six thousand miles away, a hitchhiking ex-monk, reformed village bad boy, embassy employee, and future gem salesman kept the old tradition going right under their noses.
The Awakening of Infinite Light
An interview with Mark Unno on the essence of Shin Buddhism
Reviews
The Kindness of Joe Pera
An unconventional sitcom challenges viewers to focus on one thing at a time.
Legend of the Buddha
Scholar Bernard Faure argues it doesn’t matter when—or even if—the Buddha lived.
The End of Suffering
A maternity doctor turns to restoring dignity to the end of life.
Parting Words
For the Children
A poem from Gary Synder's Turtle Island