Fake Buddha Quotes
In a rare burst of creative energy, the Tricycle team went a step further when it came to illustrating Thanissaro Bhikkhu’s article “Lost In Quotation,” a piece about what we miss when we don’t read the whole…
Thus have I heard
Mayadevi and the Birth of the Buddha
The birth of the Buddha was preceded by portents: In a dream, a white elephant holding a lotus circumambulated the Buddha’s future mother, Queen Maya, three times before striking her on the right side with his…
Why is there so much snow this winter?
The Buddha was known for occasionally frustrating his questioners with silence, which led to accusations of his ignorance about the topic being pursued. But to think this is to mistake the Buddha’s intention. From Skill in…
Answering The Questioner’s Needs
In his book Skill in Questions, Thai forest monk Thanissaro Bhikkhu describes the Buddha’s skill in answering the needs of each questioner: The Buddha as a teacher was known for his skill in giving apt and…
Download Skill in Questions by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Shortly after his awakening, the Buddha despaired of his ability to teach others what he had learned: “The thought occurred to me, ‘This Dhamma I have attained is deep, hard to see, hard to realize, peaceful,…
On What is Heard
This weekend there was a little too much honesty or plainspokenness going on in my family and feelings were hurt and there are negative reverberations still coming down the rails. It was all avoidable, and it…
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