
Koans

On differentiating between Zen koans, Chan gongans, and Dzogchen pith instructions

TeachingsMagazine | Dharma Talk, Teachings
Everyone Wants to Save the World, but No One Wants to Help Mom Do the Dishes
The opportunity to practice compassion is right in front of you.

Are You Really Present All the Time?
A Soto Zen priest reflects on whether awakening is possible in this lifetime

Personal Reflections Pop Culture
To Kill a Cat
Consoling a sick friend, a Zen teacher untangles our separate self-existence.

A Koan for These Times
How koans can teach us to embrace uncertainty in the face of the climate crisis

Waking Up Is Letting the Mask Fall
What if who we are is impossible to pin down?

My Foxy Body
Engaging with trans identity through the teachings of the Buddha

‘Know Hatred Completely’
A Soto Zen priest reckons with the koan of racism and comes to view Buddhism as a practice of engaged liberation.

¿Qué color es el Buda?
¡Bienvenidos a nuestra nueva sección de Dharma en Español! Aquí en Tricycle reconocemos la importancia de seguir ofreciendo el dharma a los practicantes de una amplia gama de comunidades, y dado el creciente interés en el…

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