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In Namibia: The grand black rhinos of the red desert
As Buddhists, our compassion shouldn't begin and end with human beings. For this reason, every issue of Tricycle features an "Animal Realm" column on our sentient, non-human friends. In the current issue, Rick Bass writes about the incredible black rhinos of the Namib Desert. At one point, he considers the relationship between interdependence and extinction. From "In Namibia": More » -
Jeff Bridges: The Album
Last year, in an interview for Tricycle ("The Natural," Fall 2010), Katy Butler asked Jeff Bridges whether he thought of himself as a Buddhist. His answer? "A Buddhistly bent guy sounds kind of right."I'm not sure whether this conversation took place before or after Bridges penned and recorded the songs for his recently released self-titled CD, but it's clear now that "Buddhistly bent" is a phrase that he's fond of.In "Tumbling Vine," one of the few songs on the album that Bridges wrote the lyrics for, he sings:Here is the freedomI have been sentI'm delightedI'm Buddhistly bentLater in the song, sounding a little like his famous character the Dude, he says:Here is my seatI do not pay rentI'm delightedI'm Buddhistly bent More » -
History Happens: Deepen your dharma practice by studying Buddhism's rich heritage
Those of you participating in the current Tricycle Retreat with Rita Gross know that the study of history can deepen your dharma practice. As Gross explains in "Buddhist History for Buddhist Practitioners," from the Fall 2010 issue of Tricycle (not to be confused with her retreat of the same title), there are two main reasons that learning history is important for students of religion: More » -
Buddhism and Religious Diversity
In the current issue of Tricycle dharma teacher and scholar Rita Gross—who is leading this month's Tricycle Retreat—argues that instead of desiring answers to unanswerable questions, we should learn how to be helpful in a religiously diverse world. She writes: More » -
The Fall 2011 issue of Tricycle: Letters and Reviews
We're always pleased to see letters to the editor, and our recent issues have brought us some good one for the Fall 2011 issue of Tricycle. Here's one response to Linda Heuman's "Whose Buddhism is Truest?" from the summer issue: More »
