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Our readers respond to Tricycle’s print and online stories.
A letter from Tricycle’s editor
Featured contributors include artist and activist Mayumi Oda, author Daniel Goleman, American painter Frederick Foster, and translator Stephen Mitchell.
A Q&A with meditator poet Diego Perez (Yung Pueblo)
On May 26, the White House for the first time hosted a celebration of Vesak, a holiday commemorating the Buddha’s birthday, death, and enlightenment. The event—organized by Wangmo Dixey, president of the International Buddhist Association of America—featured a candle lighting with Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff and prayers by leaders from three major Buddhist traditions. The […]
A Tibetan poet’s latest collection documents the gaps in her nation’s history.
In a new initiative, Amazon is inviting employees to calm their minds while their bodies are worked to the bone. The company, widely criticized for its grueling working conditions, has installed meditation kiosks in its warehouses where employees can watch videos of guided meditations and other “easy-to-follow well-being activities,” a press release said. If you […]
An inside look at the daily life of a Buddhist teacher and pastoral counselor
A Q&A with B. Alan Wallace, a Tibetan Buddhist teacher, scholar, translator, and author
Author and meditation teacher Andrew Holecek talks about a Buddhist book that made a significant impact on his practice.
The winning poem from the Tricycle Haiku Challenge captures the existential vertigo of 2021.
Monks at a temple on the outskirts of Bangkok lit 330,000 candles on Earth Day 2021, setting the Guinness World Record for largest burning image, according to Agence France-Presse. The candles, arranged around the Dhammakaya Temple’s central shrine, depicted a world map, a meditating figure, and the event’s slogan: “Cleanse the Mind, Cleanse the World.” […]
How Buddhist jazz musician Dan Blake uses music to fight the climate crisis
The latest in Buddhist publishing
Two podcast episodes, an album, and a guided practice that no Buddhist listener should miss
Known for its energy industry and NASA, the Bayou City offers plenty of opportunities to find peace of mind.
The rite of feeding hungry ghosts reminds us that good deeds cannot undo past karma, but we can still turn things around.
A brief teaching from a Buddhist nun in the Plum Village tradition
A brief teaching from a grief expert
A brief teaching from a meditation teacher
You don’t need perfect parents to connect with the wisdom of Mother Tara.
Printable aids for the pillars of Buddhist practice
Resident minister at the Kona Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, established in 1897
Our expert discusses its meaning and practice.
The bodhisattva who protects travelers on Earth and the realms of the dead
A conversation with Philip Glass and Fredericka Foster
Embracing interdependence as our hidden common ground is our best hope for the future.
A Zen artist’s vibrant homages show that the Mother of Liberation can take many forms.
What’s a psychotherapist to do?
Two Zen students enter the arena of dharma combat.
A Zen teacher and cancer survivor is hospitalized during the pandemic.
Lama Tony gets a visit from an old friend in the novel Street Legal.
A Zen monastery resident discovers her job has been getting in the way of the real work.
Tricycle celebrates 30 years.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama in conversation with Daniel Goleman
All things are subject to change—even the opinions of Tricycle contributors.
In a 30th-Anniversary discussion, Stephen Batchelor and Ruth Ozeki explore the rituals and mysteries of creativity.
How religion in America and the Tricycle Foundation have changed
An ambitious retrospective lets us view China’s ancient network of Buddhist caves at Dunhuang through the lenses of pioneering photographers James and Lucy Lo.
Embracing impermanence with Bird Alone
Song, dance, and script combine to express the wisdom of Vimalakirti.
“his Buddhist robe / is drier than a yellow leaf”