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New Interview with NY Poet Laureate Marie Howe

The Space Between

Plus Howe's award-winning poems
The Tricycle | BuddhaFest Online Film Festival is Back!

A Film Festival Like No Other

Buy tickets and see the festival schedule
A dharma talk with Larry Rosenberg

The Urgency of Self-Discovery

Discerning pleasure-seeking thought patterns
from the authentic energy of the awakened mind

The Path of Engagement

The starting point is overcoming ignorance. That’s where the Buddha said we should start. We have to make it part of our daily discipline to become better informed about the w…

–Richard Reoch
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Dharma Stream

Buddhist news, ideas, and community

Blog»

  • Miya Ando solo show Mujo (Impermanance) opens tomorrow
    New York-based emerging artist Miya Ando is debuting her recent work in Mujo (Impermanence), her...
  • Consider the Source: Why is Bodhidharma Credited as the "First Ancestor" of the Chan (Zen) School?
    Why is Bodhidharma Credited as the "First Ancestor" of the Chan (Zen) School? Although Bodhidharma...
  • Treasury of Lives: Jetsun Pema Trinle
    Biography and autobiography in Tibet are important sources for both education and inspiration....
  • Consider the Source: Why didn't Chinese Zen dharma halls have Buddhist icons?
    Consider the Source: Why didn't Chinese Zen dharma halls have Buddhist icons?  In traditional...
  • Third Week of Chodo and Koshin's Retreat: Mindfulness and Concentration
    In this third week's teaching of Zen teachers Robert Chodo Campbell and Koshin Paley Ellison's...

Community»

  • May Film Club: Angry Monk
    Welcome to the Tricycle film club! This month (5/6-6/2) we are showing Angry Monk, a biography of...
  • April Film Club: Monte Grande
    Welcome to the Tricycle Film Club! Monte Grande combines interviews and rare archival footage to...
  • March Film Club: Kumaré
    Welcome to the Tricycle film club! In the half-documentary, half-social experiment Kumaré, now...
  • February Film Club: When the Iron Bird Flies
    Welcome to the Tricycle film club! In 1959, the Chinese invasion of Tibet threw open the doors to...
  • Sitting Pains: A Meditation Month Discussion
    This discussion is now closed. It's Meditation Month here at Tricycle! Are you joining us in...

Latest Member Comments»

  • Shubhangi Karnik's picture

    This beautiful article points out a fact which I had never known: the practice of Dana can open up other areas of...

    by Shubhangi Karnik on Dana: The Practice of Giving about 40 min 53 sec ago
  • Dominic Gomez's picture

    Nice preparatory introduction to the teachings present in the Lotus Sutra!

    by Dominic Gomez on Returning Home about 7 hours 26 min ago
  • gerry_yancey's picture

    The beautiful transmission of spiritual discovery is a wonderful feeling. Thank you for reminding me and allowing me...

    by gerry_yancey on Returning Home about 13 hours 31 min ago
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    by michaelwahenderson on Sacred Earth: Healing Ourselves, Healing Our Planet about 14 hours 23 min ago
  • BodhiBum's picture

    Like so many others, I want to thank you for such a wonderful presenting of sitting practice. I have a tendency to...

    by BodhiBum on Mindfulness and Concentration about 14 hours 27 min ago
  • jcbaran's picture

    Some great points in this essay. I appreciate that Brad focuses on practice, how you / we as practitioners deal...

    by jcbaran on When Your Guru Goes Bad about 14 hours 36 min ago
  • teecomb's picture

    You just admitted the usefulness and effectiveness of psychotherapy.

    What is the purpose of psychotherapy?...

    by teecomb on The Psychology of Awakening about 15 hours 40 min ago
  • melcher's picture

    One could begin with a similar set of personal attitudes about teachers, doctors, lawyers, Republicans,...

    by melcher on The Psychology of Awakening about 16 hours 16 min ago

The Still Point

Buddhist wisdom, meditation, and practice

Retreats»

  • Caring for the World: The Eight Awarenesses
    Robert Chodo Campbell & Koshin Paley Ellison
  • Recognizing the Self
    Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara
  • The Power of Forgiveness: Forgiving Ourselves and Others
    Gina Sharpe
  • Awakening the Mind: A Journey for Contemporary Life
    Segyu Rinpoche

Gallery»

  • Prayer Flag
    Prayer Flag, 2007, is a digital image designed by Frank Olinsky for The Flag Project, celebrating...
  • Pixel Buddha
    Pixel Buddha, designed by Frank Olinsky, is a computer-generated reworking of a traditional...
  • iPod Dakini
    iPod Dakini, 2009, ink and digital, was created by Frank Olinsky in response to the iconic iPod...

Magazine»

  • Allegiance to Life
    It’s no secret that our world is in a tough spot. The critical problems that we face today—...
  • Reel Rinpoche
    It’s day 23 of a 41-day film shoot for Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche’s third feature film (working...
  • Sexual Misconduct
    Author Nancy Baker is currently leading a Tricycle community discussion about sexual misconduct and...

Wisdom Collection»

  • 37 Practices of the Bodhisattva - Verse 35
    Ken McLeod continues his commentary on the 37 Practices of the Bodhisattva with the 35th verse....
  • Occupy Buddhism
    Marx’s Revenge When the Dalai Lama announced his Marxist leanings last summer in Minneapolis, the...

Tricycle Teachings»

  • Tricycle Teachings: Forgiveness

    The powerful practice of forgiveness releases us from the grasp of fear and anger and allows us to see the world with a kind,...

  • Tricycle Teachings: Working with Emotions

    Get off the emotional roller coaster! ...

  • Tricycle Teachings: Meditation, Vol. 2

    Whether you have months of retreat under your belt or have never been able to keep up a regular meditation practice, ...

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