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Tricycle/Winter 2010
Volume 20, Number 2In This Issue
contributors
editors view
brief teachings
feature
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A new century calls for new approaches.
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Buddhism and childhood ghosts in Utica, New York -
Students and friends of Zen teacher Mel Weitsman honor him on his 80th birthday. -
A teacher of Buddhism reveals how the instruction “Do nothing” was the most challenging and freeing instruction of all. -
J. D. Salinger and a Zen koan for authenticity -
Not Elevating Oneself and Blaming Others
good work
This Buddhist Life
food
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A delicious, healthy, and frugal recipe for nettle soup
gardening
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The annual pilgrimage of Monarch butterflies
animal realm
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Our toxic desire for the natural world
online retreats
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Cleaning out your attic—and your mind
ancestors
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Remembering a warm-hearted roshi
dharma talk
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Judgmental is bad, judicious is good.
interview
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Reginald Ray reflects on the legacy of his teacher, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. -
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An interview with Shinso Ito -
An interview with Robert Beer -
Joel Whitney interviews the new U.S. Poet Laureate, W. S. Merwin.
practice
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An everyday meditation guide
thus have i heard
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The shimmering reflections of consciousness
The Mindful Chef
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with free-range chicken
The Green Bodhisattva
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We're on a road headed for a cliff. How can we veer back to the path our ancestors took?
















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