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Tricycle/Spring 2008
Volume 17, Number 3In This Issue
my view
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How are we meant to understand this key Buddhist teaching? -
How teenagers in an impoverished Parisian neighborhood discovered Buddhism and the courage to sustain hope.
thus have i heard
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Understanding the Buddha's paradoxical view of reality
on gardening
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In an excerpt from her new book, Gardening at the Dragon’s Gate, Wendy Johnson recalls a personal pilgrimage across the mountains of Northern California.
contributors
dharma talk
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Joseph Goldstein teaches that we can improve the way we relate to others—strangers and friends alike. Artwork by Qiu Deshu
editors view
feature
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Just as a seed contains the whole plant, the syllables of Siddham calligraphy are concentrations of enlightened energy. This holy script played a crucial role in the journey of Tantric Buddhism from ancient India to East Asia. Text and artwork by David Schneider
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Fundamentalists here and abroad have been giving religion a bad rap lately, and so-called militant atheists have used the opportunity to take up the offensive. But according to prominent sociologist Robert N. Bellah, both sides have it wrong: they are mistaken about what religion actually is.
insights
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Taitetsu Unno teaches that Buddhism is the inclusive path of optimism.
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Ajaan Lee explains how the Buddha gave us the tools to free ourselves.
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Practicing caring connection, Sylvia Boorstein learns, can bring peace—even under the threat of natural disaster.
interview
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Contributing editor Katy Butler speaks with renowned architect Christopher Alexander, who has spent decades investigating the source and forms of beauty. What he has found is a pathway to God.
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What did the Buddha really mean by “mindfulness?” B. Alan Wallace describes how misunderstanding the term can have implications for your practice.
letters
on practice
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A guide to allowing a gentle and meaningful death for our loved ones and for ourselves, from Joan Halifax
parting words
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Artwork by An Xiao. Haiku by Andrew Schelling.
reviews
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A look at some of the latest Buddhist titles, hot off the presses.
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What makes some countries happy as clams (or Icelanders).
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Shaolin's story
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Getting Emptiness
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Loving, one step at a time
sangha spotlight
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A dharma hall opens in a most unlikely place: the United States Air Force Academy.
special section
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An introduction to our special section, Satyagraha: The Force of Truth
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Gandhi’s lifelong engagement with human imperfection changed the future of politics.
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By applying Buddhist ideals to present-day issues, engaged Buddhism takes the dynamics of Gandhi’s work in an inspiring direction.
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How Martin Luther King, Jr., brought satyagraha to the U.S. and revolutionized the civil rights movement.
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Philip Glass talks with Tricycle about how Gandhi has inspired his life and work.
on the cushion
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After thirty years of practice, one meditator finds it's gotten him nowhere. That's just fine with him.
Latest Comments in this Issue
Touché!
The article by B. Allan Wallace is extremely important. If he is right, and I have every confidence in his...
The middle way teaches such balance of one's life.
As an MD, I devoted 16 hours per day to work/study, slept 4 hours but in order of importance : family, food,...