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    Huffington Post profiles Stephen Batchelor and the "Buddhist Backlash" Paid Member

    Posted by Philip Ryan on 21 Apr 2010
    James Rotondi in the Huffington Post profiles Stephen Batchelor and the controversy around his work and teachings: Stephen Batchelor does not look like a man at the center of a storm. But the calm, bespectacled 57-year-old Englishman is in the eye of a hurricane of controversy taking place in the global community of Buddhism. Read he whole piece here. Want to hear Stephen teach and decide for yourself? Watch Week 1 of his Tricycle Retreat here. More »
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    Thich Nhat Hanh: Your Heart is like a Flower Paid Member

    Posted by Sam Mowe on 20 Apr 2010
    As the author of Living Buddha, Living Christ, Thich Nhat Hanh has always been adept at making his teachings familiar for a Western audience. In this recent dharma talk, given at Dharma Cloud Temple in Upper Hamlet, Plum Village, Thich Nhat Hanh speaks in depth about “the Kingdom of God.” Rather than understanding the Kingdom as a place reached after death, Thich Nhat Hanh says that by opening our hearts to the moment we can “touch the Kingdom” here and now. From the talk: It’s springtime now and if we observe we see that there are so many wonderful things manifesting. And if you look at these flowers and ask, where have they come from? They may tell you that they have come from the Kingdom of God. More »
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    Allan Lokos at the Tricycle Community Book Club Paid Member

    Posted by Sam Mowe on 06 Apr 2010
    Starting April 19th, Allan Lokos will be leading the Tricycle Community Book Club in a discussion of his new book, Pocket Peace: Effective Practices for Enlightened Living. Allan is the founder and guiding teacher of the Community Meditation Center in New York City. From the pages of Pocket Peace: It may seem surprising, but spiritual practice is not about becoming a better person. You are already whole and perfect as you are. Spiritual practice is about becoming present to that perfection. Mindfulness is the quality that opens the door to the presence of our true self. We become present to what is happening within us and around us as it is happening. More »
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    “The Tree of Enlightenment” Paid Member

    Posted by Monty McKeever on 26 Mar 2010
    As a Buddhist in the West, whether by my close non-Buddhist friends, semi-familiar acquaintances, or complete strangers, I have been asked many times to give a quick “general overview of Buddhism”. People often ask this very casually, as if they expect me to snap my fingers and summarize such a massive body of teachings, traditions, and histories, and voila, now you now about the Dharma! Personally, I find this task to be impossible. More »
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    Namkha Rinpoche visits Tricycle Paid Member

    Posted by James Shaheen on 22 Sep 2009
    Sopranos actor Michael Imperioli (aka Christopher Moltisanti) presented his film The Hungry Ghosts, his directorial debut, at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York City this month. The screening was a fundraiser for Namkha Rinpoche's charitable organization, The Golden Bridge Association, a not-for-profit dedicated to humanitarian aid and the preservation of Tibetan culture and religion. Imperioli brought Rinpoche to the office this morning for a chat and some coffee. More »
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    Awakening is not the same thing as Bliss Paid Member

    Posted by Philip Ryan on 22 Sep 2009
    There may be bliss with awakening, because it is actually a by-product of awakening, but it is not awakening itself. As long as we are chasing the by-product of awakening, we will miss the real thing. - Adyashanti, from “Bliss is a By-Product,” Tricycle, Summer 2009 Read the complete article. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook. Sign up for the Daily Dharma or Tricycle Community Newsletter More »