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    Today at Tricycle.com Paid Member

    Posted by Philip Ryan on 26 Jul 2010
    It's a  busy day here at Tricycle! Here's what's new this Monday: Bonnie Myotai Treace's Tricycle Retreat, "Whole Life Offering," heads into its fourth and final week with the teaching, "Just One Small Bowl: The Boundless Body." You can visit her retreat here, and watch the first video of her retreat here. The first videos of Tricycle Retreats are always available to all. Next month's retreat will feature Allan Lokos, author of Pocket Peace. More »
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    The Hardest Precept Paid Member

    Posted by Monty McKeever on 23 Jul 2010
    Today’s Daily Dharma: For most of us, the hardest precept to honor is to speak the truth. I’m not talking about staying clear of bald-faced whoppers that cover up sordid affairs or some headline-grabbing misdeeds, but about our everyday exaggerations, self-aggrandizements, and self-image facelifts. In other words, what usually happens when we talk uninterrupted for more than a few minutes. Besides, even when we do speak the truth, are we able to listen to whoever is talking without an agenda or obsessing about what we’re going to say next? And how comfortable are we if there is nothing to say? Like surfing, staying present is always a challenge, but doing it while interacting with others tends to be like managing in choppy, cross-current seas. We have not only our own thoughts and impulses to contend with but also those of our conversational partners. More »
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    Rodney Smith on anatta: No-Self, Not-Self, or Non-Self? Paid Member

    Posted by Philip Ryan on 21 Jul 2010
    Rodney Smith's new book Stepping Out of Self-Deception is going to be the subject of our upcoming Tricycle Community Book Club Discussion, starting Monday July 26th. The book is premised on the often difficult idea of anatta, variously anglicized as no-self, not-self, or non-self. From Chapter 1 (pp. 4-5): More »
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    The cultural vacuum and variant genes Paid Member

    Posted by Philip Ryan on 20 Jul 2010
    "I worked in hospices for over seventeen years, and I never heard a dying patient wish she had spent more time at work." - Rodney Smith, Stepping Out of Self-Deception More »
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    Chronic pain? There's hope. Paid Member

    Posted by James Shaheen on 28 Jun 2010
    I've heard plenty about meeting pain with meditation, and there's a whole book about it—or many, but this latest book is one I may read in preparation for old age. Author Tim Parks, inspired by a A Headache in the Pelvis, a book by two Stanford urologists who recommend meditation, decided to give it a try. And—drum roll—it worked; his chronic pelvic pain was significantly alleviated. According to tomorrow's Irish Times: It took about three months to lower the levels of pain to such an extent they were no longer a problem, he says. More »
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    Martine Batchelor on Breaking Bad Habits, Week 4 Paid Member

    Posted by Philip Ryan on 28 Jun 2010
    Martine Batchelor's Tricycle Retreat, "Break Your Addictive Patterns," is now in its fourth and final week. but don't worry if you've missed the previous three teachings! You can watch the first talk here, and if you're a Tricycle Community Sustaining Member, you can watch all the talks from past and present retreats. More »