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What We Gain When We Learn to Let Go

There are two sides to this Buddhist practice: letting go of something and letting go into something.

By Gil Fronsdal

Jan 01, 2022

The Clinging to End All Clinging

The cessation of suffering comes from letting go, but first you have to get a grip.

By Thanissaro Bhikkhu

Sep 16, 2021

Pocket Paramis: Renunciation, Nekkhamma

Printable aids for the pillars of Buddhist practice

By Joan Duncan Oliver

Fall 2021

When to Let Go of the Dharma, Too

A secular Buddhist teacher considers the parable of the raft and how once helpful things can become a burden instead.

By Stephen Batchelor

Sep 24, 2019

The Far Shore

Want to free yourself from suffering? Make sure to put the four noble truths first, says a Theravada monk.

By Thanissaro Bhikkhu

Summer 2018

The Shifty Identity of Michael Jackson

Ever since Michael Jackson died last week, I can’t stop thinking about identity and how clinging to one—or several in his case— can bring much suffering. Yes, Michael was mesmerizing. But like the article, A Sequined Glove That Mesmerized the World, in the New York Times said last week, “There is no way to know […]

By Tricycle

Jul 02, 2009

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Jun 2022

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clinging

Trike Daily Meditation & Practice

What We Gain When We Learn to Let Go

Trike Daily Teachings

The Clinging to End All Clinging

Magazine Teachings

Pocket Paramis: Renunciation, Nekkhamma

Trike DailyTeachings

When to Let Go of the Dharma, Too

MagazineTeachings

The Far Shore

Trike Daily

The Shifty Identity of Michael Jackson