
Ideas

Scholar Vanessa R. Sasson tells the often untold story of Yasodhara

Does a Robot Have Buddhanature?
A leading figure in the field of robotics investigates.

The Doctor and His Guru
Epidemiologist Larry Brilliant talks with German media scholar Bernhard Poerksen about the dangers of nationalism in times of a pandemic, and the eradication of smallpox as a lesson in global cooperation.

COVID Inside the Monastery
Thai monks recount their experience during the pandemic

“I Must Change My Life”
In a recent episode of Tricycle Talks, novelist Charles Johnson discusses why he believes that art should force us out of our usual ways of seeing the world.

Through Grief to Freedom: The Story of Krsha Gautami
The staggering losses of a nun whose tale appears in the Kshudrakavastu illuminates the power of shared suffering.

Everyone Wants to Be Loved
Scholar-translator Adele Tomlin discusses love, bliss, and relationships from a Buddhist perspective

Aha! Moments
What brain science tells us about breakthroughs

The Salmon Sermon
As endangered coho salmon slowly return to Green Gulch Creek in Marin County, California, a community reflects on the reality of our interdependence.

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