A Meditation for Mother’s Day
The most generous thing we have to offer others is our true presence, and first we must be present with ourselves.
Mother’s Day
9 Stories That Offer Insight Into the Challenges and Joys of Being a Mother
In honor of Mother’s Day, revisit these stories from Tricycle's archive.
How a Mother Would Tell the Buddha’s Birth Story
A meditation teacher reimagines the birth of Siddhartha Gautama from Queen Maya’s perspective.
Five Tricycle Stories to Celebrate Mother’s Day
This Mother’s Day, we practice learning to see all beings as our mother in order to shift toward a kinder way of being.
Three Forgotten Stories About The Buddha’s Mother
How obscure stories about Maya can help us untangle the misogynistic knots from Buddhism’s past.
No Need for Words
In the absence of language, a poet realizes the fullness of maternal love.
The Buddha’s Mother
Happy Mothers Day! The story goes like this: At the time of the Buddha’s birth more than 2,500 years ago, Lumbini was a grove of natural grandeur, bursting with rare and beautiful flowers, where bees of…
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