Buddhism and the Politics of Desire
Scholar Jonathan Gold addresses Slavoj Žižek’s dismissal of Buddhism as escapist.
Books
Want to read more books about Buddhism? Explore the best Buddhist books for beginners as well as books for practitioners of any experience level. Peruse book excerpts and book reviews, catch up on the latest in Buddhist publishing, and find out what the Tricycle editors are reading.
‘Voice for the Voiceless’
The Dalai Lama’s new book offers a searing political account of Tibet’s fate—and a vision of compassion-based resistance.
‘Architectures of Emptiness’
Arthur Sze’s twelfth book of poetry dances between silence and sound and asks how we can live fully in the face of catastrophe.
Narrating the Dharma
Actor and narrator of audiobooks Edoardo Ballerini speaks with Tricycle’s Philip Ryan.
A Journey through Buddhist History
Scholar Donald S. Lopez Jr. discusses the challenges in attempting to tell any single history of Buddhism.
CultureMagazine | Books, Reviews
His Life Is Your Life
A modern retelling of the ancient story of the Buddha
CultureMagazine | Books, Reviews
Beyond the Ordinary
Exploring paranormal abilities in contemporary Buddhist communities
MeditationMagazine | Books, Reviews
Mindfulness Across Buddhist Traditions
Shedding light on a practice prone to oversimplification
Poet of Blissful Awareness
Getting to know the 10th-century poet-yogin Saraha
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