The Buddha’s Discourse on Defending Democracy
Seven questions from the canon for testing the health of a nation
Politics
Canvassing Like a Buddha
How I learned to listen from across the political line
Don’t-Know Mind and the Election of Our Lives
We don’t know who’s going to win, or what’s going to happen. There’s a Buddhist teaching that works with exactly that.
Our World in the Wheel of Life
A social critique inspired by Buddhist cosmology
Buddha Buzz Weekly: Buddhists Call for ‘Moral Leadership’ from Senate on Impeachment
Buddhist leaders urge the US Senate to fairly assess impeachment evidence, two scholars create a database of Jataka tales, and Tibetan Nyingma master Garje Khamtrul Rinpoche dies. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week…
CultureMagazine | Art, Reviews
How to Wage Magical War
An exhibition at the Rubin Museum of Art reveals the inner workings of power, politics, and Tibetan Buddhism in premodern Asia.
Buddha Buzz Weekly: Mindful Commanders
US soldiers are receiving mindfulness training, a mindfulness proponent is running for president, and the Dalai Lama is discharged from the hospital after a health scare. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in…
Compassion in Polarizing Times
Today’s divisive political culture can bring out our worst impulses, but with Tibetan Buddhist methods of fostering compassion, we can clear the mind of negativity and connect with our intrinsic qualities of clarity and warmth. Dungse…
IdeasMagazine | Letter from the Editor, The Conversation
A Uniquely American Buddhism
A letter from Tricycle’s editor and publisher kicks off the new Spring 2019 issue
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