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The Wrinkle in the Mat

A Zen monk recalls an unexpected initiation in his hossen ceremony, the rite of passage to become a senior student.

By Robert Glass

Jun 03, 2022

Meditating With Emptiness

By Kurt Spellmeyer

Mar 2022

We Are All This Luminous Mind: The Possibility and Importance of Awakening

A Zen view of what awakening is and isn’t, with personal stories from contemporary practitioners

By Dosho Port

Jan 29, 2022

Illuminate Your True Self

A brief teaching from a Zen Buddhist teacher

By Jakusho Kwong-roshi

Spring 2022

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Four Steps You May Be Overlooking in Your Zazen Practice

A Zen teacher explains four crucial instructions that are often missed in introductions to shikantaza zazen

By Jundo Cohen

May 26, 2021

Trike DailyMeditation & Practice

The Joy of Letting Go: Spring Cleaning Inside and Out

Sister Ocean, who is ordained in the Plum Village tradition by Thich Nhat Hanh, offers some spring cleaning tips.

By Melina Bondy

Mar 19, 2021

Trike DailyMeditation & Practice

Stop and Breathe

Bells do more than just tell time—they can serve as a reminder to return to the present

By Gary Gach

Mar 11, 2021

Trike DailyPersonal Reflections

Groundhog Days

The pandemic makes it seem like we’re living out the same day every day. What if we are?

By Taylor Plimpton

Feb 02, 2021

Heeding Erich Fromm’s Warning

Decades before the mindfulness boom, the influential psychoanalyst foresaw the potential benefits and misuses of Buddhist practice.

By Ira Helderman

Winter 2020

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

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Jun 2022

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zen buddhism

Trike Daily Teachings

The Wrinkle in the Mat

Dharma Talks

Meditating With Emptiness

Trike Daily Teachings

We Are All This Luminous Mind: The Possibility and Importance of Awakening

MagazineTeachings

Illuminate Your True Self

Trike DailyMeditation & Practice

Four Steps You May Be Overlooking in Your Zazen Practice

Trike DailyMeditation & Practice

The Joy of Letting Go: Spring Cleaning Inside and Out

Trike DailyMeditation & Practice

Stop and Breathe

Trike DailyPersonal Reflections

Groundhog Days

MagazineHistory & Philosophy

Heeding Erich Fromm’s Warning