We Are All This Luminous Mind: The Possibility and Importance of Awakening
A Zen view of what awakening is and isn’t, with personal stories from contemporary practitioners
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Magazine | Letter from the Editor, The Conversation
Two Truths About Us and Them
A letter from Tricycle’s editor
Glimpsing Mindfulness
A collection of brief practices offers an unconventional approach to meditation.
Magazine | Buddhism for Beginners, Teachings
What Is a Koan?
The following is from Buddhism for Beginners, our Q&A-based website designed to cover the Buddhist basics.
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
Changed by Brightness
A new father’s pilgrimage to a sacred Japanese mountain inspires a meditation on awakening, parenthood, and what we pass on.
Practicing with Zen Koans in Your Everyday Life
Our intellects can help us surmise that one plus one equals two, or that we need a key to start the engine of our car, but in the face of existential questions, ordinary understanding comes to…
Expressing the Inexpressible
In search of true words
The Sound of One Hand Healing
After breaking his hand, a physician gets a dose of present moment medicine.
Revisiting Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
The author of the iconic book died last month
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