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    A Still Forest Pool: The Insight Meditation of Achaan Chah Paid Member

    The wisdom of meditation master and renowned Thai Forest monk Achaan ChahMore »
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    Books In Brief Paid Member

    By Sam Hamill
    ZEN WORD, ZEN CALLIGRAPHY Text by Eido Tai Shimano Calligraphy by Kogetsu Tani Shambhala Publications: Boston, 1992. 160 pp., $50.00 (clothbound).   THE ZENGO OR ZEN WORDS and phrases in Kogetsu Tani's calligraphy cut right to the heart of dharma. Brief texts by Eido Tai Shimano frame the calligraphy by introducing the word or phrase in English and providing essential commentary on the tradition. At least since the T'ang dynasty, Ch'an and Zen masters have used the calligraphic scroll as a pointer or a reminder, an agent to provoke thought and preparation for zazen, not as a substitute for daily practice. But how can calligraphy and short commentary achieve fuden no den, that is, how can it "transmit the intransmittable" dharma? More »
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    The Mantra Tote Paid Member

    This stylish 10 oz. natural canvas tote has the "OM MANI PADME HUM" mantra in maroon across the front, and the Tricycle logo at the bottom. With 22" matching maroon web handles and a 3"bottom gusset, the Mantra Tote is perfect for any occasion.� More »
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    Issue 64 Paid Member

    - Hang on to Your Ego by Thanissaro Bhikkhu - Mothers of Liberation by Miranda Shaw - Man-made Monk by Pagan Kennedy - What You're Made Of by Bodhipaksa More »
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    NEW BOOKS: Recalling Chogyam Trungpa Paid Member

    The following is excerpted from Recalling Chogyam Trungpa: A wide variety of writers explore the innovative contributions of a renowned Tibetan Buddhist meditation master to the spiritual and cultural discourse of our time, compiled and edited by Fabrice Midal. Published by Shambhala Publications, www.shambhala.com, available for purchase here. The following is from "Topsy Turvy Times with Trungpa," by Charles Prebish, professor of religious studies at Pennsylvania State University�More »
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    The Kerouac Set Paid Member

    In 1993, Tricycle was honored to feature Jack Kerouac’s never-before-published work, Wake Up! Shakyamuni Buddha: A Life Retold. Spread out over 8 issues, the piece dealt with the life of Gotama Buddha as related by Ashvaghosha’s Buddha-Charita and Narasu’s Life of the Historic Buddha.� More »