The Dalai Lama’s Big Brother
Gyalo Thondup’s memoir recounts the founding of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile and the CIA’s part in the Tibetan resistance.
India
The Economy of Salvation
To achieve the Buddhist goal of release from karmic debt, we must annul economic debt.
Zen Moves Through
A conversation with Guggenheim curator Sandhini Poddar about how Buddhist teachings helped inspire India's preeminent modernist painter, V.S. Gaitonde
Is Indian Citizenship the Next Step for Tibetans in Exile?
In 1959 the 14th Dalai Lama fled Tibet to settle in India, where then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru provided him and his followers assistance. Since then, over 150,000 Tibetans have followed in their leader’s footsteps, settling…
Buddha Buzz: Warm and Fuzzy with Ram Dass
Well, boys and girls, the discussion ain’t over. (As it shouldn’t be.) Soto Zen priest and author James Ishmael Ford has added his voice into the mix of American Buddhist teachers who are remarking on the…
On Pilgrimage
The following poem was submitted by Steve Kohn, a participant in last year’s “In the Footsteps of the Buddha” Tricycle pilgrimage to India. He was inspired to submit the poem upon reading Pico Iyer’s piece in…
May I Live With Ease: Final Week of Cyndi Lee’s Retreat
In this final week’s teaching of Cyndi Lee’s retreat, “May I Live With Ease,” Cyndi discusses how we can turn our normal resistances to our practice into focused exertion. By taking a closer look at our…
Himalayan Buddhist Art 101: Mandalas
Buddhist practice and Buddhist art have been inseparable in the Himalayas ever since Buddhism arrived to the region in the eighth century. But for the casual observer it can be difficult to make sense of the…
“Social Awakening: Realizing the Basic Goodness of Society,” an Online Retreat with Acharya Fleet Maull
This post contains video. View Week 1 Preview Please welcome the beginning of May with a new Tricycle Online Retreat by Acharya Fleet Maull, “Social Awakening: Realizing the Basic Goodness of Society.” Starting Monday, April 30…
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