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Bodhisattvas Have More Fun

The delights of living a life of service

Spring 2021

Abandoning the Grandmother

Ubasute, the mythical Japanese practice of leaving an older relative to die on a mountain, speaks to society’s troubling attitudes toward aging.

Interview with Edward Drott by Karen Jensen

Aug 26, 2020

The Spiritual Work of a Worldly Life

Buddhist teachings offer more than an escape from the samsaric world.

By Steven D. Goodman

Aug 14, 2020

Classical Tibetan Art image of cycle of samsara and three poisons

What’s in a Word? Samsara

Our expert explains the etymology of samsara.

By Andrew Olendzki

Summer 2019

Trike DailyMeditation & Practice

How to Fully Embrace Suffering at the Amusement Park

Take a moment to contemplate samsara on the Ferris wheel and impermanence on the log flume.

By Lauren Krauze

Jun 29, 2017

Teachings for Uncertain Times: America’s Racial Karma

Larry Ward, a senior dharma teacher, explains how Buddhism “can help us transform the seeds of racism, confusion, hatred and greed that lie at the base of our consciousness.”

By Tricycle

Feb 03, 2017

Living the Yogi-way

A Tibetan meditation master speaks about his journey to teaching a way of living.

By Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche

May 31, 2016

Groundhog Day

Recurrence, salvation, and the bodhisattva way

tom davis genelli and Lyn

Nov 13, 2013

Swayed by the Movement of Mind

An ordinary person’s attention strays according to any movement of mind. Suddenly there is the confusion of believing in self and other, subject and object, and this situation goes on and on repeating itself endlessly. This is samsaric existence. The buddhas and bodhisattvas were successful in getting up on the dry land of enlightenment. But […]

By Tricycle

Jul 07, 2010

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In a recent episode of Tricycle Talks, scholar Roger Jackson discusses his new book, Rebirth: A Guide to Mind, Karma, and Cosmos in the Buddhist World, and how we can meaningfully engage with the concept of rebirth today.

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Jul 02, 2022

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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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