Navel, Bury
Following her child’s birth, a new mother reflects on the true meaning of home.
Family and Parenting
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
Ascension
Zombies and Zoom meditation in the New Jersey suburbs
Names for Light
Thirty-six years after her brother’s death, a writer revisits childhood memories in search of answers.
Dementia and the Sense of Self
Tricycle’s executive editor discusses his father’s dementia diagnosis and the questions it raises about memory, impermanence, and identity.
No Zazen for the Birthday Girl
On motherhood, practice, and whether liberation moves through authority or care
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
Old Friend
While visiting his father, a Tricycle editor considers dementia, memory, and impermanence.
The Chain of Being
The Shin tradition of grave remembrance connects the living and the dead.
Freedom Is a Small-Town Gay Bar on Christmas Eve
On Tilopa's Six Nails, letting go, and going no-contact
Choosing Kindness
Playwright Sarah Ruhl and meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg discuss their new children’s books, which explore how we can choose where we place our attention.
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