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  • Allan Lokos at the Tricycle Community Book Club Paid Member

    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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    Vote for Tricycle! Paid Member

    The Tricycle Community has applied for an odd sort of web grant: Finalists are chosen by popular acclaim. Everyone has 3 votes, and you can cast all three for the same candidate (hint, hint). We're listed under "Change Your Mind" here. Join the Tricycle Community in building a culture of dharma. Vote early and often--or at least three times, anyway! Many thanks, The Tricycle Staff More »
  • Poet and Zen Practitioner Jane Hirshfield at the Tricycle Community Paid Member

    She will be discussing her poem, "Those Who Cannot Act," from her 2006 book, After. Join the discussion here. Jane Hirshfield was born in New York City in 1953. After receiving her B.A. from Princeton University in their first graduating class to include women, she went on to study at the San Francisco Zen Center. More »
  • Pema Chödrön and William Alexander in two new discussions on the Tricycle Community Paid Member

    The Tricycle Book Club will be discussing Pema Chödrön's latest book, Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears. William Alexander discusses Buddhism and Addiction in the discussion, "We Are All Addicts." Alexander is the author of several books about attachment and addiction, including Cool Water, and More »
  • Haiku Corner Paid Member

    The Tricycle Community Poetry Club is pleased to present our new Haiku Corner, led by Gary Gach, haiku teacher and author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Buddhism. You can read and comment on others efforts, offer your own haiku, or get guidance from Gary and the others there. You need to be a member of the Tricycle Community to visit, but it's easy to sign up, and best of all it's free. More »
  • More tools to navigate your way through the rich world of Tibetan art Paid Member

    Yesterday I linked to a page that shows you how to identify and understand the deities of the Tibetan pantheon. More »