
Ideas

Sister True Virtue on mindfulness and monastic life in Plum Village

Remythologizing the Buddha
Scholar Donald S. Lopez Jr. discusses the dangers of stripping away the supernatural elements of the Buddha’s life.

Into the Wild
Lama Willa Baker on how a more expansive path can bridge ancient teachings and modern challenges

Practicing Death to Live More Fully
Writer Ann Tashi Slater on funeral rites, the Bardo Thodol, and the liberating effect of marking transitions

A Thought Experiment to Go Beyond Thought
A practice and exercise on the elusive nature of the Zen tenet of nonthinking

Working with Our Despair for the World
How to channel distress and overwhelm into a more inclusive worldview

Revisiting the Romantics
Finding Buddhist wisdom in English poetry

IdeasMagazine | Openings, Podcasts
Facing Unreality
An excerpt of a conversation between Ocean Vuong and Tricycle’s editor-in-chief, James Shaheen

IdeasMagazine | Letter from the Editor, The Conversation
Chatbot Dharma
A letter from Tricycle’s editor-in-chief, James Shaheen

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