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Tricycle/Spring 2007
Volume 16, Number 3In This Issue
editors view
contributors
on gardening
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The secret life of bees
thus have i heard
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The Buddha's liberating teaching of interdependent origination.
on science
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A physicist sees science as spiritual practice
insights
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LIN JENSEN explains the trouble with attributing spiritual significance to the simple activities of our lives.
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Ch'an Master Sheng Yen comments on two lines of the beloved sixth-century poem the Hsin Hsin Ming, or "Faith in Mind," by the third Zen patriarch, Seng Ts'an.
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The Ten Harmful Activities
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REVEREND CHAN TU on her relationship with the late most VENERABLE DR. THICH MAN GIAC, Supreme Patriarch of the Vietnamese United Buddhist Churches of America, who passed away October 13, 2006, at the age of 77
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Recognizing the fleeting nature of the world.
reviews
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Kurosawa and the insubstantial self
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Ginsberg's long path to Howl
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Reasserting the fundamentals
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Tales from the Upper-Middle Path
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on language
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Understanding the wisdom of the great Buddhist philosopher Nagarjuna with the help of three pivotal Western thinkers
interview
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How do you take an ancient text written in a dead language and reveal its wisdom to the English-speaking world? Pali Scholar Dr. Peter Masefield discusses the toil and exhilaration of translating the Buddha's words with Stephen A. Evans.
feature
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How can Western intellectuals have so much blood on their hands? Pankaj Mishra blames an ideologically driven faith in our ability to control history.
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How do you recognize an authentic spiritual teacher? By honestly facing up to this age-old question, philosopher Jacob Needleman and his students discover an unexpected truth.
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Vicki Mackenzie investigates the mystery of Buddhist relics.
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Vishvapani travels across India to witness thousands of the nation’s underclass take refuge in a new form of Buddhism and break free from the oppressive caste system.
portfolio
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Marcia Lieberman documents the private space of meditation.
parting words
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Pages from Asiaddict, a cartoon travelog by Mats!?
my view
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Life lessons from a cadaver
dharma talk
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With Tibetan Buddhism and Carl Jung as his guides, Rob Preece takes us on a journey to freedom.
on practice
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Take Tricycle's 28-day meditation challenge and go on retreat without leaving home.
special section
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7 Exercises for Taking Your Practice into the World
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Getting the most from your seated meditation
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Tips for working with hindrances in daily life
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Working with Metta
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Latest Comments in this Issue
[laughing]...I think a better graphic could have been chosen. This depiction doesn't look like a city of dreams......
While we can't explicate epistemology on this forum, the basic idea can be formulated thus:
All esoteric...
So your faith is based on impermanence
The Law is the arising and passing away of circumstances. As such it is also known as the ultimate reality.