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    What Does Being a Buddhist Mean to You? Paid Member

    Bong Seok Joo Divinity Student Cambridge, Massachusetts If I am not going to become a monk, I would like to earn enough money to maintain the basic needs for living, such as food, clothes, and rent. In addition, I hope I still have some money left for helping other people, especially young Tibetan monks and nuns. Allen Ginsberg Poet New York, New York More »
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    Politics Paid Member

    By Gustav Niebuhr, Charles Johnson, Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron, Russell C. Leong, Anne Jeffries, Neil Gordon
    "I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!" Patrick Henry made his famous declaration at the Second Virginia Convention in 1775 and it was with similar conviction that the Buddha sat down beneath the fig tree in Bodhgaya 2,500 years ago, vowing to remain until he had attained liberation. But while Henry’s liberty was one that required radical political engagement, the Buddha sought a liberation of the mind. Shakyamuni spoke of the human condition - suffering, the cause and cessation of suffering, and the fruition of the path - but he was not involved in politics, at least not as we understand it in a democracy. In the monarchies of Brahmanic India, decisions of rule were a distant reality to the great majority of the population. More »
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    Tantric Art: Maps of Enlightenment Paid Member

    The tradition of Himalayan tantric art evolved over more than a thousand years into a form notable for its iconographic complexity and stunning beauty. In December, Tricycle visited New York City’s Rubin Museum of Art, home of one of the West’s richest collections of Himalayan art. In this interview RMA curator Jeff Watt pulls back the curtain on this potent Buddhist art form.What role can art play in conveying the Buddhist teachings? Buddhists are always talking about tools to use on the path to liberation. Often we are accused of living in our heads, of being too abstract. Buddhist art—and more specifically, tantric art—gives us the opportunity to come down to earth and look at how Buddhism represents itself visually. How is the Buddha represented? How are his teachings and followers represented? More »
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    Back to Basics: Is Meditation Enough? Paid Member

    By Judy Lief
    We all have preconceptions, we all have points of view. Not only do we have ideas, but we have opinions and countless judgments, especially about other people. We may hope to free ourselves from such a tangle, but usually what we find is that we just exchange one set of preconceptions for another. The practice of mindfulness-awareness meditation does not take place in a vacuum. It happens within a certain context and point of view. In the Buddhist tradition, meditation is often presented in the context of view, meditation, and action. Each of these three is essential, as a system of checks and balances. More »
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    Practice Paid Member

    Value your self, look after your self Be watchful throughout your life. You are your own refuge; There is no other refuge. This refuge is hard to achieve. One’s self is the lord of oneself; There is no other lord. This lord is difficult to conquer. You cannot save another, you can only save yourself. Better your own Dhamma, however weak, Than the Dhamma of another, however noble. Look after your self, and be firm in your goal. His mind is restless after many flowers, More »
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    BUDDHA IN THE WILD: THAILAND’S FOREST MONASTICISM Paid Member

    Includes Interviews with Two Western Abbots Living This Tradition in California: THANISSARO BHIKKU AJAAN AMARO Dharma Discourses from: BUDDHADASA BIKKHU UPASIKA KEE NANYON A Resouce Guide More »