Fall 2008
Vol. 18, No. 1
contributors
editors view
letters
insights
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Shaila Catherine on how a balanced attitude can afford true happiness.
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Turning inward, says Stephen Schettini, can help us reach out.
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Natalie Goldberg remembers Allen Ginsberg
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Phillip Moffitt explains the three categories of desire.
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The three categories of desire
portfolio
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Artist Michael Daube turned one man's trash into a humanitarian treasure.
columns
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Almost three decades since his predecessor passed away in Illinois, the Seventeenth Karmapa takes his first trip to the West.
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Nissara Horayangura looks to connect with Buddhist tradition in a rapidly changing city. Photography by Alison Wright.
sangha spotlight
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What the Pew Forum report reveals about the face of American Buddhism - and how the results can help sanghas change and grow.
reviews
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Mikel Dunham reviews Warren W. Smith's China's Tibet? Autonomy or Assimilation
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Tricycle speaks with Robert Thurman about his new book, Why the Dalai Lama Matters.
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Life in a modern Burmese prison
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dharma talk
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Overcoming the last great obstacle to awakening: the conceit of self
interview
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Buddhist scholar and author John Peacocke talks with Tricyle about what we can learn by taking a close look at the language and philosophies of the Buddha’s time.
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Entrepreneur and social activist Paul Hawken on how a nameless worldwide network of organizations has arisen to address today's global crises. Photographs by Terrence McCarthy
feature
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Noelle Oxenhandler asks what happens when an aging mind practices mindfulness of its own decline. Artwork by Jelena Vukotic
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How science brought down the Buddha's Mount Meru.
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Disillusioned with fallen teachers, Eliot Fintushel finds renewed hope with Ezra Bayda. Illustrations by Benji Williams
special section
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Mary Talbot introduces Tricycle's special section, "Bringing Up Buddhists."
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Gyokuko Carlson and Domyo Burk of Portland's Dharma Rain Zen Center on building a Dharma School
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The best Buddhist books and websites.
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Mary Talbot visits a Florida family forging a Buddhist life.
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Books for the junior Buddhist set, reviewed by Olivia Donstov, age 10
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Meditation teacher Peter Doobinin charts the Middle Way through New York City public schools.
on practice
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Martine Bachelor offers a Korean Zen koan practice to refresh our minds and open us to creative wisdom.
