Charles Johnson

Then & Now

All things are subject to change—even the opinions of Tricycle contributors.

Fall 2021

Buddha Buzz Weekly: Tibetans Caught in India’s Second Wave of COVID-19

Tibetan residents in India face vaccine shortages amid rising cases, an upcoming talk addresses Black Buddhism in the US, and Tricycle contributor Charles Johnson is featured in a cartoon anthology. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.

By Amanda Lim Patton and Emily DeMaioNewton

May 08, 2021

Trike Daily Society & Environment

Love, Wisdom, and Dr. King

As a philosopher and theologian, MLK’s vision was about more than just politics, says scholar and author Charles Johnson.

Interview with Charles Johnson by Matthew Abrahams

Jan 15, 2021

MagazineSociety & Environment

May Our Grandchildren Break Free

A lesson on interconnection for the next generation

By Charles Johnson

Fall 2020

Magazine

Featured Contributors

Featured contributors include Nichiren priest Myokei Caine-Barret, Shonin, Shin Buddhist minister Rev. Dr. Kenji Akahoshi, journalist Jihii Jolly, and scholar Charles Johnson.

By The Editors

Fall 2020

Trike Daily

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Vision for a Unified World

Why many of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s beliefs are consonant with the Buddhist teachings.

By Marie Scarles

Jan 16, 2017

Trike DailyArts & Culture

A Master Class with Charles Johnson

The Way of the Writer gathers the most important lessons and tips that the novelist and philosopher has learned over the past 40 years.

By Wendy Biddlecombe Agsar

Dec 06, 2016

Magazine

Black Coffee Buddhism

E. Ethelbert Miller interviews scholar Charles Johnson.

By E. Ethelbert Miller, Photograph by Zorn B. Taylor

Fall 2016

Trike DailyMeditation & Practice

Charles Johnson on Mindfulness

Professor and author (Middle Passage, Oxherding Tale) Charles Johnson, via E-CHANNEL, The Dharma teacher Bhikkhu Bodhi once said, “The task of Right Mindfulness is to clear up the cognitive field. Mindfulness brings to light experience in its pure immediacy. It reveals the object as it is before it has been plastered over with conceptual paint, […]

By Tricycle

Feb 18, 2011

Get Daily Dharma in your email

Start your day with a fresh perspective

Explore timeless teachings through modern methods.

With Stephen Batchelor, Sharon Salzberg, Andrew Olendzki, and more

See Our Courses

Trike Daily

Daily wisdom, teachings & critique

News

Tricycle’s Highlights From the Week: A New Podcast Episode with Sumi Loundon Kim, a Summer Reading List, and an Interview with Dean Sluyter

Plus, more news from the Buddhist world you may have missed

By Tricycle

Jun 25, 2022

Magazine

The Buddhist Review

The Buddhist Traveler in Boston

New England’s metropolis offers many attractions for Buddhist visitors.

By Sarah Fleming

Summer 2022

Dharma Talks

Video teachings and discussions with contemporary Buddhist teachers

You Can’t Be Yourself By Yourself: Overcoming Structural Selfishness

In this Dharma Talk, Malcolm Martin proposes the term "structural selfishness" to discuss the ways that a fixed idea of self hinders our practice, while offering insight on how to embrace the complexity of interdependence.

Malcolm Martin

Jun 2022

Subscribe Today

Tricycle is more than a magazine

Subscribe for access to video teachings, monthly films, e-books, and our 30-year archive.

Weekly Newsletter

The latest from Tricycle to your inbox and more

Donate Now

Tricycle is a nonprofit that depends on reader support. Help us share Buddhist teachings and practices by donating now.

Donate Donate

Trike Daily
Magazine
Dharma Talks
Film Club
E-Books
Podcast
Online Courses
Buddhism for Beginners
Events
Topics
Login
- Need help with email or password?
- Link Your Subscription
- Log Out
- Subscribe for access to video teachings, monthly films, e-books, and our 30-year archive.
  Subscribe
Tricycle is a nonprofit that depends on reader support. Help us share Buddhist teachings and practices by donating now.
Donate
Tricycle is a nonprofit that depends on reader support. Help us share Buddhist teachings and practices by donating now.
Donate