A Raucous Silence
The wrapper-crinkler, the squirmer, the know-it-all—they all show up in Small Mouth Sounds, a new play that brings the ins and outs of retreat to the stage.
Retreat
Trying Not to Itch
A nightmarish retreat ends with a lesson in compassion toward oneself—and a doctor's appointment.
If You Build It, They Will Need Food
Making retreats accessible to all—and ensuring there's delicious cuisine when they get there
The Dream Team
Contributing editor Pamela Gayle White speaks with six dedicated practitioners before they enter three-year retreat.
New Online Retreat: Working & Playing with the Breath
Our new online retreat with Thanissaro Bhikkhu, abbot of the Metta Forest Monastery, delves into various aspects of recognizing, understanding, and cultivating the breath. Emphasizing the practice of “playing with the breath,” Thanissaro Bhikkhu walks us…
The Three Universal Characteristics of Existence
In Rita Gross’s Tricycle Retreat, “Buddhist History for Buddhist Practitioners,” we have been discussing what aspects of the Buddha’s teachings already existed in the time of the Buddha and what aspects were unique ideas of the…
Week 2 Roundup: The Buddha’s Original Ideas
We’re finishing up week 2 of Rita Gross’s Tricycle Retreat, “Buddhist History for Buddhist Practitioners,” today. This week Gross discussed India’s spiritual scene at the time of the Buddha. She reminds us that the Buddha didn’t…
How important are meditation retreats?
A couple of days ago, my co-worker Monty McKeever wrote a post on our blog about Buddhism and money. As you might have guessed, it got some attention: Tricycle Community members left impassioned comments and it…
Why is Buddhism so Damned Expensive?
Yesterday my colleague Sam posted a blog that quickly prompted a thoughtful response from a practitioner in Scotland. At the the end of his post he writes, There is one thing about Buddhism that I find…
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