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Tricycle/Fall 2004
Volume 14, Number 1In This Issue
ancestors
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Iconoclast, astrologist, communist sympathizer, and devoted practitioner, Edward Conze translated Buddhism for the West.
dharma talk
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Stop clinging to peak moments and open to true realization.
on practice
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Amy Schmidt & Dr. John J. Miller offer positive ways to transform trauma.
interview
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Do we really believe we can awaken? Stephan Bodian talks with popular lay teacher Adyashanti.
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What are religion’s prospects in an increasingly individualistic society? Tricycle contributing editor Andrew Cooper speaks with prominent sociologist Robert Bellah.
profile
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Artist Ned Kahn finds the world in a grain of sand.
portfolio
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Junsik Shen captures the mind's struggle for awareness - on film.
in memoriam
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Remembrances from Sean Murphy, Don Morreale & Kenneth Kraft
special section
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Katy Butler searches for the Buddha on the campaign trail.
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How to navigate the labyrinth of contemporary politics and keep a cool head.
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Get off your cushion and get involved
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Why are we so reluctant to bring politics into the meditation hall?
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Should Buddhists enter the political fray?
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Kenneth Kraft, a scholar of engaged Buddhism, discusses the Iraqi prison abuse scandal from a Buddhist perspective.
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Even if they are really horrible, greedy, corrupt, and completely deserve it. . .
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Dolma Choephel: Tibetan Hunger Striker; David Kaczyski: Death-Penalty Opponent; Mariane Pearl: Journalist; James Baraz: Teacher & Activist
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An Interview with Dennis Kucinich
contributors
editors view
letters
sangha spotlight
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Exploring the wilderness of the mind
on events
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Vipassana teacher Gina Sharpe talks to Tracy Cochran about a Buddhist retreat for people of color.
my view
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Is it all right to practice for material gain?
on gardening
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Gardening on the frontlines
practical pilgrim
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Beauty and impermanence beneath the mango trees
insights
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In poet Diane Frank’s first novel, a monk and a geisha explore the limits of the precepts.
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Two ancient Buddhist tales from the One Hundred Parable Sutra, a Chinese Buddhist scripture from the sixth century C.E., known as the most humorous sutra in all of Buddhist literature. Translated, retold, and illustrated by Kazuaki Tanahashi and Peter Levitt, each tale is followed by a simple lesson for everyday living.
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Geshe Rabten asks: Are you a bovine or a bodhisattva?
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Contributing editor Andrew Cooper chats with Zen teacher and poet Norman Fischer.
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Aldous Huxley on flouting the will to silence.
reviews
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A scholarly introduction
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A tale of betrayal
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Everyone has their Vietnam.
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An excerpt from Buddhist Religions
Latest Comments in this Issue
Again we look at democracy not as a means to secure freedom but as an end in itself. This country was founded as a...
"self-serving, greedy, lying, war-mongering hedonists"...hmm, let's see, which of the precepts is it that refers to...
I would like to share today my always evolving views.
I observe that political issues generate a lot of...
I certainly wouldn't assume that the economic policies of the USA do not have any influence on the rest of the world...