Teachings

How to Live Without a Self (and Be a Better Person)

Brief teachings on how to shed the illusion of self and reclaim our humanity

With Jay L. Garfield

May 24, 2022

Cultivating the Courage to Be Generous

Joshua Bee Alafia explores alobha, giving freely without attachment, in an excerpt from this month’s Dharma Talk.

By Joshua Bee Alafia

May 22, 2022

Why We Need Both Grief and Gratitude

Making space for the truth of our feelings is essential for keeping the heart healthy and finding a wise response in this complex world.

By Oren Jay Sofer

May 20, 2022

Some Reflections on Human Life: “Nothing Short of a Miracle”

Though our lifetimes are fleeting on a cosmic scale, we experience them as long and adventurous. Focus on this and you will be naturally motivated to make the most of life.

By Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa

May 16, 2022

Mind as Mirror

The mirror’s light and clarity holds and reflects the shapes of whatever comes.

By Jundo Cohen

May 13, 2022

The Three Beautiful Roots: Cultivating the Three Wholesome Qualities in Unwholesome Times

How can we find the courage to have alobha, to give freely without attachment; adosa, to let go of aversion and punitive actions and live with integrity; and amoha, to gain insight into the nature of things without delusion? In this dharma talk, we will learn to practice the three beautiful branches of dana (giving), sila (moral integrity), and bhavana (cultivation, meditation), and to live as heart-centrically as we can.

By Joshua Bee Alafia

May 2022

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The Gift of Contemplation

If we use up our energy to resist our circumstances, we won’t be able to dedicate it to the work of true transformation.

By Vanessa Zuisei Goddard

May 05, 2022

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9 Stories That Offer Insight Into the Challenges and Joys of Being a Mother

In honor of Mother’s Day, revisit these stories from Tricycle’s archive.

By Tricycle

May 05, 2022

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The Demon World

Mythological understandings of meditation may seem irrelevant today, but they’re part of the tradition for a reason

By Brad Warner

May 03, 2022

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Arts & Culture

A New Graphic Novel Interweaves Afrofuturism, Horror, and Buddhist Precepts

In The Eightfold Path, characters include a wisecracking corpse, a political figure who promises to “restore America,” and a pair of lovers who enter into a suicide pact.

By Hawa Allan

May 26, 2022