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The Conversation
Magazine | Letters to the Editor, The Conversation
Letters to the Editor
A selection of letters sent by Tricycle readers
Magazine | Featured Contributors, The Conversation
Featured Contributors
Feature contributors include Charles Johnson, Rev. Dr. Kenneth K. Tanaka, Frederick M. Ranallo-Higgins, and Karen Armstrong
Magazine | Letter from the Editor, The Conversation
The Myth of the Historical Buddha
A letter from Tricycle’s editor, James Shaheen
Openings
IdeasMagazine | Openings, What's in a Symbol
What’s That on Top of the Buddha’s Head?
The story of the Buddha’s regal ushnisha
CultureMagazine | Openings, Podcasts
Let Life Come to You
An excerpt from a conversation between Pico Iyer and Tricycle editor-in-chief James Shaheen
Magazine | Openings, Visiting Teacher
Visiting Teacher: Shaila Catherine
A Q&A with Shaila Catherine, an expert in insight and jhana meditation practices.
Turning Word
Deborah Eden Tull, a Buddhist teacher and deep ecologist, talks about a Buddhist book that made a significant impact on her practice.
The Koan of War
A veteran sews a rakusu from camouflage material to honor those who wore the uniform.
The Circle of Faith
Not all cycles should be broken.
Magazine | A Day in the Dharma, Openings
A Day in the Dharma with Soto Zen priest and punk rock musician Brad Warner
An inside look at the daily life of a Soto Zen priest and musician
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, an album, and a podcast episode that no Buddhist listener should miss
CultureMagazine | Openings, The Buddhist Traveler In
The Buddhist Traveler in Seoul
Mapping out a bodhisattva path through the Land of Morning Calm
The Taproot of Modern Poetry
The winning poem from the Tricycle Haiku Challenge offers a symbol of resilience in the face of global challenges.
Magazine | By the Numbers, Openings
Buddhism by the Numbers in Korea
Buddhist activity in the Land of Morning Calm
Teachings
MeditationMagazine | Practice, Teachings
Making Friends with Death
A meditation for new beginnings
IdeasMagazine | Dharma Talk, Teachings
Getting the Ball Rolling
A new translation of the title of the Buddha’s first teaching offers a different way to view the dharma.
TeachingsMagazine | In Brief, Teachings
Good Enough
A brief teaching from a Soto Zen teacher
TeachingsMagazine | In Brief, Teachings
What is Nirvana?
A brief teaching from a writer and translator
TeachingsMagazine | In Brief, Teachings
What Waits in The Dark
A brief teaching from a Zen teacher
TeachingsMagazine | Dharma Talk, Teachings
You Can Get There From Here
Defilements as a path to awakening
TeachingsMagazine | Meet a Teacher, Teachings
Meet a Teacher: Sister Dang Nghiem
Leaving her medical career behind, a Vietnamese-American nun continues her healing practice through Buddhism.
TeachingsMagazine | Pocket Paramis, Teachings
Pocket Paramis: Lovingkindness
Printable aids for the pillars of Buddhist practice
TeachingsMagazine | Teachings, What's in a Word?
What’s in a Word? Abhidharma
A Pali scholar discusses its meaning.
TeachingsMagazine | Buddhism for Beginners, Teachings
What’s the difference between a monastic, a tulku, a rinpoche, and a lama?
Breaking down Tibetan Buddhist titles
Features
Emptiness Explained
The Middle Way of Nagarjuna, one of Mahayana Buddhism’s greatest philosophers
How to Be Alone
Bodhidharma’s lesson on composure
Knowing Nichiren
Scholar Jacqueline Stone on one of Buddhism’s great traditions and its founder
Is That So?
A contemporary retelling of a classic Zen tale
Familiar Symbols
Deciphering Squeak Carnwath’s abstract oil paintings, dotted with buddhas, letters, and colorful grids
Myth and Meaning
Science can take us only so far. What we need now are myths to rewrite our relationship with Earth.
One Mess Within Oneness
The Shin Buddhist Path as a Religion of Awakening
Nothing to Be
Losing the self through faith in the Buddha
How To Channel Eco-Anxiety
Learning to live between despair and hope
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
Fruit Fly Dharma
Two unwelcome visitors test a practitioner’s bodhicitta
Reviews
Of the Beginning of the Beginning of the Beginning
Revisiting Revolver, the newly remixed Beatles album, with a fresh pair of dharma ears
CultureMagazine | Books, Reviews
Playing the Game of the Moment
Learn the rules like a pro so you can transcend them like a Buddha.
CultureMagazine | Books, Reviews
An Antidote to Burnout
Katherine May lays out a path for finding our way back to wonder.
Parting Words
When They Plow Their Fields
Sixth-century poem by Patacara translated by Susan Murcott