Tricycle/Winter 2004
Volume 14, Number 2In This Issue
feature
-
Field notes from a First Vipassana Retreat -
David O. Russell shows us just how funny Buddhism really is in his new film I HEART Huckabees
-
How haiku fond a home in America
-
Sharon Salzberg, Jack Kornfield, and Joseph Goldstein discuss thirty years of teaching in the West.
interview
-
Richard Reoch, human rights advocate and president of Shambhala International, speaks with Tricycle
dharma talk
-
The Venerable Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche speaks with Pema Chödrön.
on practice
-
Learn to handle conflict skillfully, from the watercoolor to the boardroom.
special section
-
-
How did the jhanas fit into the Buddha's own liberation, and how did they become the backbone of his teachings?
-
An interview with meditation teacher Leigh Brasington
-
The jhanas are more than a means to insight. They can yield benefits of their own.
-
A monk recalls his teacher's bootstrap method for navigating the jhanas
-
Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo tells us how to use the breath to develop the four levels of jhana.
contributors
editors view
insights
-
Performing a “Wada test” (in which the activities of one hemisphere of a patient’s brain are suspended by a drug so the abilities of the other hemisphere can be tested in isolation), neuropsychologist Paul Broks provides the scientist’s perspective on no-self.
-
Lama Surya Das tells us auspicious tales of the Sixteenth Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje.
-
When bald was beautiful: Kate Wheeler remembers her temporary ordination in Burma.
-
Blame it on Photoshop.
-
sangha spotlight
-
Jeff Wilson visits the Carolina Buddhist Vihara, unlikely home of a reborn Theravada lineage.
on location
-
HIV-positive villagers find refuge in a Thai temple.
on the cushion
-
"When I'm practicing with a group, I often compare myself with the people sitting around me. I wonder if they are more focused, if they're moving less frequently, if their posture is better. How can I stop feeling so competitive?" Q&A with Michael Wenger
on gardening
-
Sowing the seeds of peace in Colombia
reviews
-
Leonard Cohen takes his leave
-
A book about koans
-
The path in plain English
-
Poetry to enrich your practice
-
Director John Bush takes us with him to Buddhism's sacred places.
-
John Daido Loori captures Point Lobos
-
With the holiday season nearly upon us, we present some editors' picks, from pop-up books to colorful calendars, for the Buddhists on your list.
Latest Comments in this Issue
Buddhism teaches the middle way, in which the individual treads the fine line between personal values and those of...
I've struggled with this question for many years. Many years ago (almost a decade and a half ago), I read an article...
As usual, Michael's writing brings the dharma into the heart of workplace realities in an accessible fashion. It...
Somehow, Leonard Cohen has followed me through my life. I have never intended it to be so, but at times I have...