hungry ghosts

When Ghosts Come Back to Haunt Us

The rite of feeding hungry ghosts reminds us that good deeds cannot undo past karma, but we can still turn things around.

A talk by Kyogen Carlson, edited by Sallie Jiko Tisdale

Fall 2021

Bringing Hungry Ghosts Out of Hiding

What the most wretched beings of the Buddhist cosmos can teach us about greed, suffering, and the dharma

Andy Rotman in conversation with Julia Hirsch

Summer 2021

Scare Yourself Awake

Some of our spookiest reads for Halloween

By Tricycle

Oct 31, 2019

How to Watch a Thai Ghost Movie

While Novice terrifies Buddhist audiences in Asia, its impact gets lost in translation. A Thai cinephile explains why the horror film gave her the creeps.

By May Cat

Oct 31, 2018

The Monsters of Buddhism—Inside and Out

What the most chilling creatures in Buddhist lore and literature say about us and the world we live in.

By Julia Hirsch

Oct 31, 2018

illustration of buddha looking at a cupcake, story on the buddha's diet

If You Give a Buddhist a Cupcake

An excerpt from Tara Cottrell and Dan Zigmond’s new book Buddha’s Diet

By Dan Zigmond

Fall 2016

Treasury of Lives: Halloween Edition

Buddhist literature has never shied away from the dark and frightening

By Harry Einhorn

Oct 30, 2013

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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

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hungry ghosts

Magazine Teachings

When Ghosts Come Back to Haunt Us

Magazine

Bringing Hungry Ghosts Out of Hiding

Trike Daily Arts & Culture

Scare Yourself Awake

Trike Daily

How to Watch a Thai Ghost Movie

Trike Daily

The Monsters of Buddhism—Inside and Out

Magazine

If You Give a Buddhist a Cupcake

Trike Daily

Treasury of Lives: Halloween Edition