2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (351+ words) Across the filmmaker's vast and prestigious catalog, the signs of Buddhism are frequent and pointed, and yet, to reduce his films to any particular aesthetic is to miss the forest for the trees. Some filmmakers have a voice and vision…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago  (1046+ words) Announcing the winning poems from Tricycle's monthly challenge Because they appear in coldest, darkest months of the year, winter stars have a remote, austere beauty that makes us contemplate the big themes of literature'like love and loss, birth and death,…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago  (206+ words) Monica Sok's debut poetry collection mythologizes her own family history in a haunting portrait of generational trauma and collective healing. For poet Monica Sok, writing is a form of offering. "My family is culturally Theravada Buddhist," she told the Adroit…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (108+ words) Tricycle's premium newsletter explores one of Buddhism's most influential yet least understood schools. Full access to 30+ years of content with over 7, 775 articles Continuous new writings from leading Buddhist teachers and New York Times bestselling authors, including: Sharon Salzberg The Dalai…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (562+ words) Playing 1 of 1 Download Transcript It has been edited for clarity. Subscribe or Log in to Download Transcript It has been edited for clarity. I would like to acknowledge that my practice comes from the long lineage of Buddha teachings that…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (1508+ words) With questions about the end of life, a writer seeks guidance and companionship through conversation and ancient poetry. There's a poet who lives in Kumamoto. For the sake of this book, let me call her Tasogare-san. Some time passed before…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (339+ words) A twelve-hour meditation protest on the London Underground "We must ALL be saved. Only the Lord can save us." "Save yourselves. The Lord can help us. I became aware that my fear had long passed. We are highly relational beings....

8+ mon, 1+ day ago  (1023+ words) Jessica Angima talks with Buddhist teacher and rapper Born I about Lyrical Dharma, the limits of language, and how we all contain the seeds of our ancestors. I want to start with your background as a Ghanaian American. In the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (161+ words) A conversation with the practicing Buddhist and avant-garde composer David Shea Nonharmony is a part of harmony, and we live with that every day. It's not a matter of what you have, it's how you put together the materials that…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (917+ words) A Japanese monk explains the cultural and spiritual significance of cleaning The following excerpt is from Shoukei Matsumoto's Work Like a Monk: A Buddhist Guide to Embracing What Matters. Written as a dialogue, with two people exchanging words and listening…...