On Grief, Willpower, and Finding Happiness
Author and Creative Writing Professor Yiyun Li speaks with Ann Tashi Slater about grief, willpower, and finding happiness.
Bardo
The bardo is the Tibetan Buddhist term for the transitional state between death and rebirth. The Sanskrit term for bardo is antarābhava, and the concept has come to represent the space between states, like our lives that exist between the past and the future.
On Searching for Meaning and Solving a Koan of Loss
American novelist David James Duncan speaks with Ann Tashi Slater about overcoming periods of loss and impermanence.
Saying Yes to Life
Chilean writer Isabel Allende speaks with Ann Tashi Slater about displacement, exile, and moving forward.
Creating a Sense of Joy
Author Andrew Sean Greer speaks with Ann Tashi Slater about his writing, including his recent book, "Less is Lost," and creating joy.
Writing in the Bardo
In this episode of Tricycle Talks, writer and translator Tenzin Dickie explores how modern Tibetan writers are continually recovering and recreating the Tibetan nation.
This Moment Is the Only Moment
Novelist Dani Shapiro speaks with Ann Tashi Slater about coming to terms with impermanence and living in the present.
Storytelling, Death, and Putting Flesh Back on Bones
Haitian-American novelist Edwidge Danticat speaks with Ann Tashi Slater about storytelling, death, and lineage.
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A Tour of the Bardo
Between death and rebirth, there’s more work to be done.
The Funny Thing About Death
David Sedaris and Ann Tashi Slater discuss mortality, bardo wisdom, and the joys of thrifting.
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