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The New Kadampa Tradition is an international association of Mahayana Buddhist meditation centers that follow the Kadampa Buddhist tradition founded by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.
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What is Happiness?
Our current Tricycle Retreat teacher Ezra Bayda, from his new book, Beyond Happiness: The Zen Way to True Contentment, More » -
Relationships as a Vehicle for Inner Awakening
If you think about your own experience with relationships you may notice that relationships are often more a source of difficulty than they are a source of love. If you think about this, it's not just relationships with our mates that I'm talking about. We have difficulties with our parents, with our children, our bosses and co-workers, and we even have difficulties with our friends. What's interesting is that, considering the amount of suffering that comes out of relationships, the Buddha did not add relationships to his short list of sickness, old age, and death, as the primary causes of suffering. But there is one things that's certain that we can all verify this for ourselves, relationships will often push us right to the edge of where we are personally stuck. More » -
Koshin Paley Ellison, On Ritual, Liturgy, and Intimacy
Koshin Paley Ellison, co-founder of the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care, via Sweeping Zen, More » -
Upcoming Earthquake/Tsunami Memorials in Los Angeles
We just receiving word on some inspiring activities in Los Angeles from an old friend of Tricycle: More » -
Buddhism and Wealth: Defining 'Right Livelihood'
An excerpt from Lewis Richmond's recent piece on the Huffington Post, More » -
Online Buddhism in the Vast World
All over the world, right now, in this moment, there is birth and there is death. There is laughter and there are tears. That is the Vast World.If we don't separate ourselves from it, we can experience a quality of spaciousness and unboundedness that is at the very heart of the Buddha's teachings. It is the mind that sees what is before there is a story, without defensiveness, fear, or anger. It is the mind that rests in awareness, joy, ease, and meditation. More »
