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New Interview with NY Poet Laureate Marie Howe

The Space Between

Plus Howe's award-winning poems
The Tricycle | BuddhaFest Online Film Festival is Back!

A Film Festival Like No Other

Buy tickets and see the festival schedule
A dharma talk with Larry Rosenberg

The Urgency of Self-Discovery

Discerning pleasure-seeking thought patterns
from the authentic energy of the awakened mind

Respecting the Practice

When people use spiritual practice to try to compensate for feelings of alienation and low self-esteem, they corrupt the true nature of spiritual practice. Instead of loosening …

–John Welwood
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Dharma Stream

Buddhist news, ideas, and community

Blog»

  • Consider the Source: Why didn't Chinese Zen dharma halls have Buddhist icons?
    Consider the Source: Why didn't Chinese Zen dharma halls have Buddhist icons?  In traditional...
  • Third Week of Chodo and Koshin's Retreat: Mindfulness and Concentration
    In this third week's teaching of Zen teachers Robert Chodo Campbell and Koshin Paley Ellison's...
  • Buddha Buzz: On Hiatus for Bonnaroo 2013
    Buddha Buzz is on hiatus this week while Tricycle's daring and irreplaceable editorial assistant...
  • Himalayan Buddhist Art 101: Controversial Art, Part 3 - Ithyphallic Deities
    Buddhist practice and Buddhist art have been inseparable in the Himalayas ever since Buddhism...
  • Consider the Source: Why Did Tea Come to Symbolize Enlightenment?
    Consider the Source: Why Did Tea Come to Symbolize Enlightenment? The great Zen master Zhaozhou (...

Community»

  • May Film Club: Angry Monk
    Welcome to the Tricycle film club! This month (5/6-6/2) we are showing Angry Monk, a biography of...
  • April Film Club: Monte Grande
    Welcome to the Tricycle Film Club! Monte Grande combines interviews and rare archival footage to...
  • March Film Club: Kumaré
    Welcome to the Tricycle film club! In the half-documentary, half-social experiment Kumaré, now...
  • February Film Club: When the Iron Bird Flies
    Welcome to the Tricycle film club! In 1959, the Chinese invasion of Tibet threw open the doors to...
  • Sitting Pains: A Meditation Month Discussion
    This discussion is now closed. It's Meditation Month here at Tricycle! Are you joining us in...

Latest Member Comments»

  • zenja's picture

    Thank you so much .

    by zenja on Mindfulness and Concentration about 2 hours 32 min ago
  • celticpassage's picture

    This seems like an odd view of forgiveness.
    Forgiveness doesn't mean condoning abusive behavior nor does it...

    by celticpassage on Meditating with Emotions about 7 hours 5 min ago
  • sanpatrick's picture

    Hey!! thanks for this detailed article about the angry monk in the cathedrals. I prefer this type of writing rather...

    by sanpatrick on May Film Club: Angry Monk about 12 hours 15 min ago
  • bradykath1's picture

    I've struggled with these issues for years and still don't feel I've found the ease and authenticity in personal...

    by bradykath1 on The Psychology of Awakening about 13 hours 26 min ago
  • Dominic Gomez's picture

    Animality is one of the 3 lower life-conditions. Everyone has it, even the tonsured among us.

    by Dominic Gomez on Sexual Misconduct and the Third Zen Precept: A discussion with Nancy Baker about 17 hours 12 min ago
  • ghbowler's picture

    I like the interplay between these two seemingly disparate human beings. Then when we find out they are separate...

    by ghbowler on Sacred Earth: Healing Ourselves, Healing Our Planet about 19 hours 20 min ago
  • karladiane's picture

    Oh thank you for this beautiful, clear and lucid teaching. We are so caught in our heads and ideas here in the US...

    by karladiane on Sacred Earth: Healing Ourselves, Healing Our Planet about 21 hours 7 min ago
  • Richard Fidler's picture

    Though I have worked with Zen for many years, I must confess I never understood the importance of sitting. I could...

    by Richard Fidler on Mindfulness and Concentration about 21 hours 12 min ago

The Still Point

Buddhist wisdom, meditation, and practice

Retreats»

  • Caring for the World: The Eight Awarenesses
    Robert Chodo Campbell & Koshin Paley Ellison
  • Recognizing the Self
    Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara
  • The Power of Forgiveness: Forgiving Ourselves and Others
    Gina Sharpe
  • Awakening the Mind: A Journey for Contemporary Life
    Segyu Rinpoche

Gallery»

  • Prayer Flag
    Prayer Flag, 2007, is a digital image designed by Frank Olinsky for The Flag Project, celebrating...
  • Pixel Buddha
    Pixel Buddha, designed by Frank Olinsky, is a computer-generated reworking of a traditional...
  • iPod Dakini
    iPod Dakini, 2009, ink and digital, was created by Frank Olinsky in response to the iconic iPod...

Magazine»

  • Allegiance to Life
    It’s no secret that our world is in a tough spot. The critical problems that we face today—...
  • Reel Rinpoche
    It’s day 23 of a 41-day film shoot for Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche’s third feature film (working...
  • Sexual Misconduct
    Author Nancy Baker is currently leading a Tricycle community discussion about sexual misconduct and...

Wisdom Collection»

  • 37 Practices of the Bodhisattva - Verse 35
    Ken McLeod continues his commentary on the 37 Practices of the Bodhisattva with the 35th verse....
  • Occupy Buddhism
    Marx’s Revenge When the Dalai Lama announced his Marxist leanings last summer in Minneapolis, the...

Tricycle Teachings»

  • Tricycle Teachings: Forgiveness

    The powerful practice of forgiveness releases us from the grasp of fear and anger and allows us to see the world with a kind,...

  • Tricycle Teachings: Working with Emotions

    Get off the emotional roller coaster! ...

  • Tricycle Teachings: Meditation, Vol. 2

    Whether you have months of retreat under your belt or have never been able to keep up a regular meditation practice, ...

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