Books
In an excerpt from her new memoir Lotus Girl, Tricycle’s founder talks about Richard Serra, the Vietnam War, and how to free ourselves from the destructive mind states of aggression.
A Mess of Unwholesomeness
Scholar and Abbot Shodhin K. Geiman discusses the seriousness of the Buddhist hindrances
Finding Happiness by No Longer Looking for It
How we can let go of superficial notions of happiness and instead relax into the present moment
Our Scholarly Year-in-Review 2023
What we’ve recommended over the past year and a few extras worth reading.
Thirteen of Our Favorite New Books from 2023
From poetry collections that conjure dreamlike states filled with bodhisattvas and devas to scholar-based fiction that reimagines the first Buddhist women’s request for ordination.
It’s Never Too Late to Start Reading ‘Journey to the West’
The classic novel from Ming dynasty China functions as a swashbuckling allegory for the pursuit (and attainment) of enlightenment.
How Not to Be a Jerk (Plus, a Kindness Meditation)
Sometimes we act less skillfully than we’d like. Sometimes, we act like a jerk.
Writing Love Letters to Monsters
What does it mean to love the people—and the parts of ourselves—that we do not believe are worthy of love?
‘Galápagos,’ Indian Buddhists, and Kurt Vonnegut’s Salvation for Humans
What this 1985 novel can tell us about navigating our current crises
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