50 Issues, 50 Teachings
With this our 50th issue, we look back at how we got from there to here—year by year, issue by issue, teaching by teaching. Selected by Tricycle's editorial staff, this collection is by no means comprehensive. But from the words of the Dalai Lama to the thoughts of the everyday practitioner, these excerpts offer a glimpse into the peculiar life of the dharma in the West.
1. Spalding Gray: I first read about Tibet in John Blofeld's book, The People Flew. Did you ever see anyone flying in Tibet?
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