Befriending the Liar Within
Roshi Nancy Mujo Baker on how working with the Zen precepts can reveal our inherent buddhahood
Precepts
Opinion: At War with the Dharma
Thanissaro Bhikkhu makes the case that there's never a Buddhist case for killing.
Guidelines for an Ethical Life
There is a tenderness that arises when we realize we belong to each other. That tenderness, embodied through sila, the Pali Buddhist term for ethics or moral conduct, manifests as a fierce showing up for one another…
Magazine | Buddhism for Beginners, Teachings
The Buddha’s Guidelines for Simplifying Life
Tricycle’s free online source for newcomers offers answers to all the questions you were hesitant to ask aloud.
Personal Reflections Zen Buddhism
A Buddhist Tradition Grows in an Ohio Women’s Prison
Two practitioners became formal Zen students in a ceremony at the Ohio Reformatory for Women, joining an expanding circle of incarcerated Buddhists.
How to Get Rid of Pests and Bugs the Buddhist Way
Kill that impulse! Here are compassionate Buddhist solutions for your favorite pests, without killing them.
The Slow Burn
Is smoking cigarettes un-Buddhist?
The Fifth Precept in the Age of Facebook and Trump
A meditation teacher and political columnist makes a case for considering the Internet an intoxicant that should be used in moderation.
Village Zendo Offers First Precept Ceremony at Sing Sing Correctional Facility
A long-term inmate has taken the Buddhist set of ethical guidelines against the often violent setting of prison life
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