The Border States of Compassion
Akil Kumarasamy’s debut novel asks how we can truly understand another’s pain—and at what cost.
Writing
Ben Okri on How ‘Art Helps Us Unify’
In a recent episode of Tricycle Talks, the novelist discusses when and how art is most powerful.
Ringing the Bell
An interview with poet and author Sandra Cisneros on writing, sexuality, and “Buddhalupe”
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
Why Won’t You Be My Teacher?
An ex-monk and an aspiring practitioner discuss writing and Zen over wine and homemade schnapps.
Personal Reflections Reflections
Why Buddhist Poet Ocean Vuong Practices a Death Meditation
“Honesty is the vehicle of truth. But death needs no vehicle.”
Nothing Is Resolved
An interview with Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen
Writer Marie Myung-Ok Lee on the Enlightenment of Just Showing Up
In a recent episode of Tricycle Talks, novelist Marie Myung-Ok Lee shares how Buddhist rituals of repetition inform her writing practice and her approach to parenthood.
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
Partial Equanimity
Chenxing Han discusses Buddhism and identity with writer Jay Caspian Kang
MeditationMagazine | Teachings
Hit Pause with Mindful Journaling
A Won Buddhist kyomunim offers tips from her own journey on the page.
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