
Aging
Beginning with the Buddha's earliest insights, the four noble truths—where the Buddha recognized the inevitability of old age, illness, and death—aging has been a key part of Buddhist wisdom. Explore teachings and personal reflections on aging and related Buddhist topics like impermanence. Go deeper with the Tricycle Online Course Aging as a Spiritual Practice.

A monk in the Thai forest tradition presents a teaching on the essential differences between intellectual understanding and direct insight.

The Question: “What in Buddhism have you changed your mind about, and why?”
Gen X Buddhists answer

Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
Winter Light
Old age brings an unexpected intensity of experience.

TeachingsMagazine | In Brief, Teachings
Mind Over Pain
A brief teaching on aging

Drawing Our Impermanence
How a creative mindfulness program is helping NYC-based seniors to live a second life

Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
The Wall
What remains when the mind goes?

‘Don’t Miss Your Life’
Ann Tashi Slater speaks with Spirit Rock cofounder Sylvia Boorstein about losing those you love, the bardos of old age, and the daily practice of dwelling in the moment.

TeachingsMagazine | Meet a Teacher, Teachings
Meet a Teacher: Carol Perry
A life made rich by community-building and conflict resolution

At the Crossroads of Buddhism and America
Tricycle’s founding editor reflects on Buddhism’s development in the West over the past sixty years.

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