Should convert Buddhists in the West reclaim these ancestral elements? The post Animistic and Shamanic Elements of Asian Buddhism appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

Ann Tashi Slater talks with best-selling author Katherine May about the gift of “winter” periods and the transformative power of attention. The post Leaning into Change and Trusting the World appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

The evolving stories of pretas reveal much about Buddhist views of karma, cosmology, and grief. The post Who Were the Hungry Ghosts, Really? appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

Understanding and responding to the latest college-student abduction by ICE The post Mohsen Mahdawi, the Buddhist appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

A Buddhist reality check The post The List appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

How we can practice renunciation in our everyday lives The post Letting Go and Letting Be appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

The Dalai Lama’s new book offers a searing political account of Tibet’s fate—and a vision of compassion-based resistance. The post ‘Voice for the Voiceless’ appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

Tibetan Buddhist lama and scholar Khenpo Sodargye on the type of faith that makes practice transcendent The post Four Kinds of Faith appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

Artist Joseph Ramirez and Buddhist teacher Justin von Bujdoss discuss dark meditation and Ramirez’s work, The Gold Projections, with Tricycle’s Philip Ryan. The post Breathing Light appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

Actor and narrator of audiobooks Edoardo Ballerini speaks with Tricycle’s Philip Ryan. The post On Meditation and Voice Acting appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

Scholar Donald S. Lopez Jr. examines the history of Buddhism’s survival—and the predictions surrounding its eventual decline. The post The Rise and Fall of the Dharma appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

The enduring Buryat Buddhist tradition The post Faith in the Heartland of Baikal appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

On differentiating between Zen koans, Chan gongans, and Dzogchen pith instructions The post Wisdom Beyond Reason appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

Ann Tashi Slater talks with best-selling author Bianca Bosker about how art helps us live more expansively and brings us closer together. The post Appreciating Life and Creating a Life Worth Appreciating appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

A breathing practice for journeying into deeper states of self The post Hollow Bamboo Breathing first appeared on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. The post Hollow Bamboo Breathing appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

In tribute to the curiosity of Alan Senauke (1947–2024) The post Peace Becomes Possible: An Interview with Thích Nhất Hạnh first appeared on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. The post Peace Becomes Possible: An Interview with Thích Nhất Hạnh appeared...

Reflecting on thirty years of Vajrayana practice, Justin von Bujdoss explores identity, struggle, and the essence of dharma. The post Distilling the Essence first appeared on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. The post Distilling the Essence appeared first on Tricycle:...

In an excerpt from her memoir, author and academic Jan Willis recounts an auspicious meeting with the Dalai Lama in the 1970s. The post Flesh-and-Bones Buddha first appeared on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. The post Flesh-and-Bones Buddha appeared first...

The Nyingma master Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche transmitted teachings to all manner of sentient beings—even goats. The post The Lama and the Goat first appeared on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. The post The Lama and the Goat appeared first on...

Three exercises for investigating the nature of your mind and working with thoughts The post Thinking About Thinking first appeared on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. The post Thinking About Thinking appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

Unlike our minds, our bodies always exist in the radical present.  The post Being in Body Time  first appeared on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. The post Being in Body Time  appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

A holder of both Drikung Kagyu and Nyingma lineages, the late lama established numerous monasteries and was widely considered to be the foremost phowa master of his generation. The post Choeje Ayang Rinpoche, a Preeminent Tibetan Buddhist Phowa Master,...

Compassion in Mahayana Buddhism means coming face-to-face with the suffering of all sentient beings. It’s not fun. The post The Discomfort of Compassion first appeared on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. The post The Discomfort of Compassion appeared first on...

On the anniversary of the prolific teacher and Dzogchen master’s passing, Tricycle takes a look back at three of his essential teachings. The post Three Fundamental Teachings of Dudjom Rinpoche first appeared on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. The post...

Human kindness is as natural as human selfishness. We can tip the balance by shifting our focus to one or the other. The post From Empathy to Compassion first appeared on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. The post From Empathy...

Contrary to popular belief, you can't be in the present moment. The post When Am I? first appeared on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. The post When Am I? appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

Tibetan Lama Za Choeje Rinpoche on how to be aware of awareness in our day-to-day lives The post A Mind Like the Sky first appeared on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. The post A Mind Like the Sky appeared first...

A mugging in 1980s New York proves life-changing The post The Night I Died first appeared on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. The post The Night I Died appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

A new book offers insights into Buddhist approaches to health and wellness today. The post Buddhist Healing Traditions Reimagined first appeared on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. The post Buddhist Healing Traditions Reimagined appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

Ann Tashi Slater speaks with best-selling author Cheryl Strayed about the healing qualities of surrender and our power to be agents in our lives. The post Moving Toward Peace, Truth, and Beauty first appeared on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review....