psychology

Trike Daily History & Philosophy

Who Is Misrepresenting Mindfulness?

Advocates of clinical mindfulness are too quick to overlook the existential questions the practice was designed to explore.

By Mark Leonard

Nov 14, 2019

Magazine Society & Environment

Bad Science?

Many of the studies touting meditation and mindfulness benefits are not methodologically sound.

By Matthew Abrahams

Winter 2018

Remembering Buddhist Psychoanalyst Jeremy Safran

A friend and colleague reflects on the New School professor’s life following his tragic passing.

By Sara Weber

May 16, 2018

Trike DailyMeditation & Practice

Is Anything Sacred About A Classroom of Kindergartners Breathing Together?

How a program based on a carpenter’s toolbox is changing the way students learn across the country.

By Leath Tonino

Sep 15, 2017

Photo of Beth Jacobs, a clinical psychologist who wrote a book on the Abhidharma

Mapping Your Mind: The Original Buddhist Psychology

Demystifying the Abhidharma

Interview with Beth Jacobs by Marie Scarles

Fall 2017

Eugene Gendlin, Developer of Self-Actualization Practice Called Focusing, Has Died

The influential philosopher and psychologist had crossover appeal for many Western Buddhists.

By Wendy Biddlecombe Agsar

May 02, 2017

Scientific Spirituality

How mindfulness became the Buddhist fulfillment of a Protestant dream

By Matthew Hedstrom

Spring 2017

Self-Help for the Affluent

Positive psychology’s bourgie bias

By james coyne

Sep 05, 2013

Buddha Buzz: Dharma & Psychology, Buddhists on Twitter, and Simpler Friendships

Sweeping Zen recently posted a great interview with David Loy, a Buddhist philosopher and frequent Tricycle contributor, and among the topics discussed was the relationship between Buddhism and Psychology. We’ve found that this topic is surprisingly controversial, as reflected by the lengthy ongoing debate at “Human Nature, Buddha Nature,” an interview with psychologist John Welwood […]

By Tricycle

Jul 29, 2011

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Lessons from a (Mostly) Good Dog: #3, Be Kind

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By Taylor Plimpton

Jun 29, 2022

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The Buddhist Traveler in Boston

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By Sarah Fleming

Summer 2022

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You Can’t Be Yourself By Yourself: Overcoming Structural Selfishness

In this Dharma Talk, Malcolm Martin proposes the term "structural selfishness" to discuss the ways that a fixed idea of self hinders our practice, while offering insight on how to embrace the complexity of interdependence.

Malcolm Martin

Jun 2022

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psychology

Trike Daily History & Philosophy

Who Is Misrepresenting Mindfulness?

Magazine Society & Environment

Bad Science?

Trike Daily Obituaries

Remembering Buddhist Psychoanalyst Jeremy Safran

Trike DailyMeditation & Practice

Is Anything Sacred About A Classroom of Kindergartners Breathing Together?

MagazineBody & Mind

Mapping Your Mind: The Original Buddhist Psychology

Trike DailyObituaries

Eugene Gendlin, Developer of Self-Actualization Practice Called Focusing, Has Died

MagazineHistory & Philosophy

Scientific Spirituality

Trike Daily

Self-Help for the Affluent

Trike Daily

Buddha Buzz: Dharma & Psychology, Buddhists on Twitter, and Simpler Friendships