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WHO IS AMIDA BUDDHA? Within the tradition of Mahayana Buddhism, the Pure Land schools of East Asia take as their guiding focus Amitabha Buddha, whose name means “immeasurable light.”. The light of this buddha shines everywhere, unlimited by conditions. (The name Amida is an abbreviation of Amitabha and is the usual form used in Japan.) WHAT IS DEPENDENT ORIGINATION? Dependent origination (Skt: pratityasamutpada, Pali: paticca-samuppada) is also known as conditioned co-arising and several other terms. Buddhism teaches that everything that exists is conditioned—dependent on something else. This applies to thoughts as well as objects, to the individual as well as the entire universe. WHAT IS ZEN BUDDHISM? Zen is a Japanese transliteration of the Chinese word Chan, which is itself a transliteration of dhyana, the word for concentration or meditation in the ancient Indian language Sanskrit. (Zen is Seon or Son in Korean and Thien in Vietnamese.) When Buddhism came to China from India some 2,000 years ago, it encountered Daoism andConfucianism
THE THIRD PRECEPT ON SEXUAL MISCONDUCT The Third Precept: Refrain from Sexual Misconduct. The third of the five precepts—Buddhist guidelines for an ethical life—is to refrain from sexual misconduct. Lay Buddhists are not expected to be celibate like most Buddhist monastics, so the third precept is not a total ban on sex. It does, however, explicitly forbid adultery, rape,or sex
WHY NOAH LEVINE CREATED A BUDDHIST ALTERNATIVE TO THE 12 STEPS A fan of the Twelve Step program but not of its God-centered rhetoric, Noah put together an alternative, Refuge Recovery. Firmly grounded in the four noble truths and the eightfold path, Refuge draws on the best of Buddhism and Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). In his newest book, Refuge Recovery: A Buddhist Path to Recovering from Addiction, Noah THE MONTHLY TRICYCLE HAIKU CHALLENGE The Monthly Tricycle Haiku Challenge. At seventeen syllables, haiku is the shortest poem in world literature. It is now also the most popular form of poetry in the world, written in nearly every language. And yet, as haiku has spread internationally, one of the most important aspects of the tradition has largely been lost—the community of AMIDA BUDDHA & THE PURE LAND SCHOOLS Within the tradition of Mahayana Buddhism, the Pure Land schools of East Asia take as their guiding focus Amitabha Buddha, whose name means “immeasurable light.”. The light of this buddha shines everywhere, unlimited by conditions. (The name Amida is an abbreviation of Amitabha and is the usual form used in Japan.) KARMAPA OGYEN TRINLEY DORJE FACES LAWSUIT Ogyen Trinley Dorje accused of rape, fathering a child with a nun. Gyalwang Karmapa, head of the Karma Kagyu lineage and one of the most important figures in Tibetan Buddhism, has been accused of sexually assaulting and impregnating a nun-in-training at a monastery in New York in 2017, according to a lawsuit filed by the woman in Canada. LEWIS RICHMOND: AGING IS REALITY The following article is excerpted from a talk given by Lewis Richmond in his Tricycle online course, Aging as a Spiritual Practice.Find out more about this six-week exploration of growing older as a pathway to insight and psychological growth at learn.tricycle.org. WHAT IS MAHAYANA BUDDHISM? C2004.21.1 (HAR 65356) Vajrayana is a form of Mahayana Buddhism that originated in northern India around the 5th century CE, took root in Tibet in the 7th and 8th centuries, and then spread across the Himalayan region. It is widely known as Tibetan Buddhism though tantric Buddhism is also found in Japan, in the Shingon and Tendaitraditions.
WHO IS AMIDA BUDDHA? Within the tradition of Mahayana Buddhism, the Pure Land schools of East Asia take as their guiding focus Amitabha Buddha, whose name means “immeasurable light.”. The light of this buddha shines everywhere, unlimited by conditions. (The name Amida is an abbreviation of Amitabha and is the usual form used in Japan.) WHAT IS DEPENDENT ORIGINATION? Dependent origination (Skt: pratityasamutpada, Pali: paticca-samuppada) is also known as conditioned co-arising and several other terms. Buddhism teaches that everything that exists is conditioned—dependent on something else. This applies to thoughts as well as objects, to the individual as well as the entire universe. WHAT IS ZEN BUDDHISM? Zen is a Japanese transliteration of the Chinese word Chan, which is itself a transliteration of dhyana, the word for concentration or meditation in the ancient Indian language Sanskrit. (Zen is Seon or Son in Korean and Thien in Vietnamese.) When Buddhism came to China from India some 2,000 years ago, it encountered Daoism andConfucianism
THE THIRD PRECEPT ON SEXUAL MISCONDUCT The Third Precept: Refrain from Sexual Misconduct. The third of the five precepts—Buddhist guidelines for an ethical life—is to refrain from sexual misconduct. Lay Buddhists are not expected to be celibate like most Buddhist monastics, so the third precept is not a total ban on sex. It does, however, explicitly forbid adultery, rape,or sex
WHY NOAH LEVINE CREATED A BUDDHIST ALTERNATIVE TO THE 12 STEPS A fan of the Twelve Step program but not of its God-centered rhetoric, Noah put together an alternative, Refuge Recovery. Firmly grounded in the four noble truths and the eightfold path, Refuge draws on the best of Buddhism and Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). In his newest book, Refuge Recovery: A Buddhist Path to Recovering from Addiction, Noah TRICYCLE: THE BUDDHIST REVIEW Tricycle Talks. Conversations with contemporary Buddhist leaders & thinkers. Tired of Pretending to Be Me Free. In today’s episode, Tricycle’s editor-in-chief James Shaheen sits down with Joseph Goldstein, cofounder and guiding teacher at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, who recently emerged from a 3-month silent retreat.They discuss the value and challenges of a THE MONTHLY TRICYCLE HAIKU CHALLENGE The Monthly Tricycle Haiku Challenge. At seventeen syllables, haiku is the shortest poem in world literature. It is now also the most popular form of poetry in the world, written in nearly every language. And yet, as haiku has spread internationally, one of the most important aspects of the tradition has largely been lost—the community of BEST OF THE MAY HAIKU CHALLENGE Announcing the May winners for Tricycle’s monthly haiku challenge, with poems that featured the season words of "frog" and "ginkgo." NEW YORK’S COMMUNITY MEDITATION CENTER: A NEW CHAPTER ‘We sort of fell in love with each other over Zoom,” says Allan Lokos, guiding teacher and founder of New York’s Community Meditation Center (CMC), of his successor, Bart van Melik. We were speaking with van Melik over Zoom, as it were, while he called in from his home country of the Netherlands on a blustery spring evening. JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN ON THE VALUE OF A LONG MEDITATION RETREAT After emerging from a 3-month silent retreat, Joseph Goldstein discusses the value and challenges of a long retreat, the wisdom of investigation, and why we need joy—on retreat and off.HAIKU ARCHIVES
In Won Buddhism, the threefold practice—absorption, inquiry, and making mindful choices—maps out the path to spiritual freedom. Rev. Grace Song describes how these principles work together to help us develop a more balanced practice that JOAH MCGEE, AUTHOR AT TRICYCLE: THE BUDDHIST REVIEW 1 day ago · Joah McGee is a longtime practitioner and researcher of Burmese Buddhism. He has produced a meditator’s guidebook to the country, led pilgrimages to sacred sites, made a documentary about Theravada Buddhist monk Webu Sayadaw, and currently hosts the Insight Myanmar Podcast.Since the military coup, he has been collecting and distributing donations through his Better Burma nonprofit. AN ENGAGED BUDDHIST RESPONSE TO THE MILITARY COUP IN 1 day ago · How should people living in relative freedom and safety respond to terrible events happening in far-off lands? Admittedly, this is a #FirstWorldProblem, but for many well-intentioned people, there seems little more to do than to click the Facebook “share” button, mumble about how horrific it is, and perhaps give a smallfinancial donation.
ROSE MARCARIO ON WHY SHE LEFT PATAGONIA TO SAVE THE WORLD As CEO of Patagonia, Rose Marcario was living the dream of right livelihood. After a period of reflection, she quit to save the world. Thousands of years ago, Vedic philosophers divided human life into four stages, each with its own roles and responsibilities: Student,householder, forest
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OUR. MISSION Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. is the leading independent . journal of Buddhism in the West, where it is the most . inclusive and widely read vehicle for the dissemination of THE MONTHLY TRICYCLE HAIKU CHALLENGE The Monthly Tricycle Haiku Challenge. At seventeen syllables, haiku is the shortest poem in world literature. It is now also the most popular form of poetry in the world, written in nearly every language. And yet, as haiku has spread internationally, one of the most important aspects of the tradition has largely been lost—the community of AMIDA BUDDHA & THE PURE LAND SCHOOLS Within the tradition of Mahayana Buddhism, the Pure Land schools of East Asia take as their guiding focus Amitabha Buddha, whose name means “immeasurable light.”. The light of this buddha shines everywhere, unlimited by conditions. (The name Amida is an abbreviation of Amitabha and is the usual form used in Japan.) KARMAPA OGYEN TRINLEY DORJE FACES LAWSUIT Ogyen Trinley Dorje, one of two claimants to the title of Gyalwang Karmapa, head of the Karma Kagyu lineage and one of the most important figures in Tibetan Buddhism, has been accused of sexually assaulting and impregnating a nun-in-training at a monastery in New York in 2017, according to a lawsuit filed by the woman in Canada. WHO IS AMIDA BUDDHA? Within the tradition of Mahayana Buddhism, the Pure Land schools of East Asia take as their guiding focus Amitabha Buddha, whose name means “immeasurable light.”. The light of this buddha shines everywhere, unlimited by conditions. (The name Amida is an abbreviation of Amitabha and is the usual form used in Japan.) WHAT IS MAHAYANA BUDDHISM? C2004.21.1 (HAR 65356) Vajrayana is a form of Mahayana Buddhism that originated in northern India around the 5th century CE, took root in Tibet in the 7th and 8th centuries, and then spread across the Himalayan region. It is widely known as Tibetan Buddhism though tantric Buddhism is also found in Japan, in the Shingon and Tendaitraditions.
WHAT IS ZEN BUDDHISM? Zen is a Japanese transliteration of the Chinese word Chan, which is itself a transliteration of dhyana, the word for concentration or meditation in the ancient Indian language Sanskrit. (Zen is Seon or Son in Korean and Thien in Vietnamese.) When Buddhism came to China from India some 2,000 years ago, it encountered Daoism andConfucianism
LEWIS RICHMOND: AGING IS REALITY The following article is excerpted from a talk given by Lewis Richmond in his Tricycle online course, Aging as a Spiritual Practice.Find out more about this six-week exploration of growing older as a pathway to insight and psychological growth at learn.tricycle.org. WHAT IS DEPENDENT ORIGINATION? Dependent origination (Skt: pratityasamutpada, Pali: paticca-samuppada) is also known as conditioned co-arising and several other terms. Buddhism teaches that everything that exists is conditioned—dependent on something else. This applies to thoughts as well as objects, to the individual as well as the entire universe. LOVING FRIENDLINESS MEDITATION: 11 BENEFITS 2. You wake up feeling well. When you get a good night’s sleep, you wake up feeling rested and relaxed. With a relaxed mind and body, you are able to connect with family, friends, relatives, neighbors, and even strangers in a genuine and centered way. You feel fresh, uplifted, and joyful all day. 3. WHY NOAH LEVINE CREATED A BUDDHIST ALTERNATIVE TO THE 12 STEPS A fan of the Twelve Step program but not of its God-centered rhetoric, Noah put together an alternative, Refuge Recovery. Firmly grounded in the four noble truths and the eightfold path, Refuge draws on the best of Buddhism and Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). In his newest book, Refuge Recovery: A Buddhist Path to Recovering from Addiction, Noah THE MONTHLY TRICYCLE HAIKU CHALLENGE The Monthly Tricycle Haiku Challenge. At seventeen syllables, haiku is the shortest poem in world literature. It is now also the most popular form of poetry in the world, written in nearly every language. And yet, as haiku has spread internationally, one of the most important aspects of the tradition has largely been lost—the community of AMIDA BUDDHA & THE PURE LAND SCHOOLS Within the tradition of Mahayana Buddhism, the Pure Land schools of East Asia take as their guiding focus Amitabha Buddha, whose name means “immeasurable light.”. The light of this buddha shines everywhere, unlimited by conditions. (The name Amida is an abbreviation of Amitabha and is the usual form used in Japan.) KARMAPA OGYEN TRINLEY DORJE FACES LAWSUIT Ogyen Trinley Dorje, one of two claimants to the title of Gyalwang Karmapa, head of the Karma Kagyu lineage and one of the most important figures in Tibetan Buddhism, has been accused of sexually assaulting and impregnating a nun-in-training at a monastery in New York in 2017, according to a lawsuit filed by the woman in Canada. WHO IS AMIDA BUDDHA? Within the tradition of Mahayana Buddhism, the Pure Land schools of East Asia take as their guiding focus Amitabha Buddha, whose name means “immeasurable light.”. The light of this buddha shines everywhere, unlimited by conditions. (The name Amida is an abbreviation of Amitabha and is the usual form used in Japan.) WHAT IS MAHAYANA BUDDHISM? C2004.21.1 (HAR 65356) Vajrayana is a form of Mahayana Buddhism that originated in northern India around the 5th century CE, took root in Tibet in the 7th and 8th centuries, and then spread across the Himalayan region. It is widely known as Tibetan Buddhism though tantric Buddhism is also found in Japan, in the Shingon and Tendaitraditions.
WHAT IS ZEN BUDDHISM? Zen is a Japanese transliteration of the Chinese word Chan, which is itself a transliteration of dhyana, the word for concentration or meditation in the ancient Indian language Sanskrit. (Zen is Seon or Son in Korean and Thien in Vietnamese.) When Buddhism came to China from India some 2,000 years ago, it encountered Daoism andConfucianism
LEWIS RICHMOND: AGING IS REALITY The following article is excerpted from a talk given by Lewis Richmond in his Tricycle online course, Aging as a Spiritual Practice.Find out more about this six-week exploration of growing older as a pathway to insight and psychological growth at learn.tricycle.org. WHAT IS DEPENDENT ORIGINATION? Dependent origination (Skt: pratityasamutpada, Pali: paticca-samuppada) is also known as conditioned co-arising and several other terms. Buddhism teaches that everything that exists is conditioned—dependent on something else. This applies to thoughts as well as objects, to the individual as well as the entire universe. LOVING FRIENDLINESS MEDITATION: 11 BENEFITS 2. You wake up feeling well. When you get a good night’s sleep, you wake up feeling rested and relaxed. With a relaxed mind and body, you are able to connect with family, friends, relatives, neighbors, and even strangers in a genuine and centered way. You feel fresh, uplifted, and joyful all day. 3. WHY NOAH LEVINE CREATED A BUDDHIST ALTERNATIVE TO THE 12 STEPS A fan of the Twelve Step program but not of its God-centered rhetoric, Noah put together an alternative, Refuge Recovery. Firmly grounded in the four noble truths and the eightfold path, Refuge draws on the best of Buddhism and Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). In his newest book, Refuge Recovery: A Buddhist Path to Recovering from Addiction, Noah TRICYCLE: THE BUDDHIST REVIEW In Tricycle ’s latest issue, teachers, artists, and writers explore the evolution of Buddhist social engagement and the challenges practitioners still face. Pamela Ayo Yetunde and Cheryl A. Giles—the editors of the anthology Black and Buddhist —discuss what the dharma and the experience of Black people in America can teach us about the nature of suffering and freedom; scholar Donald S THE MONTHLY TRICYCLE HAIKU CHALLENGE The Monthly Tricycle Haiku Challenge. At seventeen syllables, haiku is the shortest poem in world literature. It is now also the most popular form of poetry in the world, written in nearly every language. And yet, as haiku has spread internationally, one of the most important aspects of the tradition has largely been lost—the community of BEST OF THE MAY HAIKU CHALLENGE Announcing the May winners for Tricycle’s monthly haiku challenge, with poems that featured the season words of "frog" and "ginkgo." JOAH MCGEE, AUTHOR AT TRICYCLE: THE BUDDHIST REVIEW 1 day ago · Joah McGee is a longtime practitioner and researcher of Burmese Buddhism. He has produced a meditator’s guidebook to the country, led pilgrimages to sacred sites, made a documentary about Theravada Buddhist monk Webu Sayadaw, and currently hosts the Insight Myanmar Podcast.Since the military coup, he has been collecting and distributing donations through his Better Burma nonprofit. NEW YORK’S COMMUNITY MEDITATION CENTER: A NEW CHAPTER ‘We sort of fell in love with each other over Zoom,” says Allan Lokos, guiding teacher and founder of New York’s Community Meditation Center (CMC), of his successor, Bart van Melik. We were speaking with van Melik over Zoom, as it were, while he called in from his home country of the Netherlands on a blustery spring evening.HAIKU ARCHIVES
In Won Buddhism, the threefold practice—absorption, inquiry, and making mindful choices—maps out the path to spiritual freedom. Rev. Grace Song describes how these principles work together to help us develop a more balanced practice that JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN ON THE VALUE OF A LONG MEDITATION RETREAT After emerging from a 3-month silent retreat, Joseph Goldstein discusses the value and challenges of a long retreat, the wisdom of investigation, and why we need joy—on retreat and off. WHAT ARE THE SIX REALMS? The six realms depicted in the Wheel of Life ( bhavachakra ), clockwise from top: the god realm, the demigod realm, the hungry ghost realm, the hell realm, the animal realm, and the human realm. | Kandukuru Nagarjun https://tricy.cl/3c5WQE0. Rebirth—being born again and again until nirvana ends the cycle—can be a difficultconcept to
AN ENGAGED BUDDHIST RESPONSE TO THE MILITARY COUP IN 1 day ago · How should people living in relative freedom and safety respond to terrible events happening in far-off lands? Admittedly, this is a #FirstWorldProblem, but for many well-intentioned people, there seems little more to do than to click the Facebook “share” button, mumble about how horrific it is, and perhaps give a smallfinancial donation.
ROSE MARCARIO ON WHY SHE LEFT PATAGONIA TO SAVE THE WORLD As CEO of Patagonia, Rose Marcario was living the dream of right livelihood. After a period of reflection, she quit to save the world. Thousands of years ago, Vedic philosophers divided human life into four stages, each with its own roles and responsibilities: Student,householder, forest
TRICYCLE: THE BUDDHIST REVIEW In this episode of Tricycle Talks, Sameet Kumar, a clinical psychologist, grief counselor, and author, joins Tricycle’s editor-in-chief, James Shaheen, and co-host Sharon Salzberg for a conversation about grief, how we’ve come to redefine it during this time of social distancing, and the importance of staying present toit. LISTEN NOW.
THE MONTHLY TRICYCLE HAIKU CHALLENGE The Monthly Tricycle Haiku Challenge. At seventeen syllables, haiku is the shortest poem in world literature. It is now also the most popular form of poetry in the world, written in nearly every language. And yet, as haiku has spread internationally, one of the most important aspects of the tradition has largely been lost—the community of KARMAPA OGYEN TRINLEY DORJE FACES LAWSUIT Ogyen Trinley Dorje accused of rape, fathering a child with a nun. Gyalwang Karmapa, head of the Karma Kagyu lineage and one of the most important figures in Tibetan Buddhism, has been accused of sexually assaulting and impregnating a nun-in-training at a monastery in New York in 2017, according to a lawsuit filed by the woman in Canada. WHAT IS NICHIREN BUDDHISM? Nichiren Buddhism is a branch of Mahayana Buddhism that began in medieval Japan in the 13th century and has since spread across the globe to millions of practitioners. It is named after the Japanese Buddhist priest Nichiren (1222–1282), whose teachings remain central to the school’s institutions. Like many of his contemporaries,Nichiren
WHAT IS ZEN BUDDHISM? Zen is a Japanese transliteration of the Chinese word Chan, which is itself a transliteration of dhyana, the word for concentration or meditation in the ancient Indian language Sanskrit. (Zen is Seon or Son in Korean and Thien in Vietnamese.) When Buddhism came to China from India some 2,000 years ago, it encountered Daoism andConfucianism
WHO IS AMIDA BUDDHA? Within the tradition of Mahayana Buddhism, the Pure Land schools of East Asia take as their guiding focus Amitabha Buddha, whose name means “immeasurable light.”. The light of this buddha shines everywhere, unlimited by conditions. (The name Amida is an abbreviation of Amitabha and is the usual form used in Japan.) WHAT IS MINDFULNESS IN BUDDHISM? Card 1 of 15. What is mindfulness? If you’re asking this question, it’s probably because you see the term mindfulness everywhere, and because it’s so frequently associated with Buddhism and meditation.. The English word mindfulness is often used to translate a Pali term found in the early Buddhist teachings, sati.In fact, the Buddha gave a set of instructions for meditation that became WHAT IS THE BUDDHIST MIDDLE WAY? The Buddha began his first teaching by telling his listeners to take the Middle Way, the middle path between extreme asceticism on one hand and sensual indulgence on the other. This exhortation to moderation underlies much of Buddhist thought through the centuries and across traditions. The Buddha’s time was a period of great religious WHAT IS MAHAYANA BUDDHISM? C2004.21.1 (HAR 65356) Vajrayana is a form of Mahayana Buddhism that originated in northern India around the 5th century CE, took root in Tibet in the 7th and 8th centuries, and then spread across the Himalayan region. It is widely known as Tibetan Buddhism though tantric Buddhism is also found in Japan, in the Shingon and Tendaitraditions.
A FORMER BUDDHIST MONK ASKS: WHAT DID THE BUDDHA SAY ABOUT The Buddha took a hard line on truth. “One who feels no shame at telling a deliberate lie,” the Buddha told a monk after dramatically pouring out the contents of a dish, “has as much of a contemplative in them as this empty bowl” (MN 61, The Instructions to Rahula at Mango Stone). (The monk he was lecturing, by the way, was said to behis son, Rahula.)
TRICYCLE: THE BUDDHIST REVIEW In this episode of Tricycle Talks, Sameet Kumar, a clinical psychologist, grief counselor, and author, joins Tricycle’s editor-in-chief, James Shaheen, and co-host Sharon Salzberg for a conversation about grief, how we’ve come to redefine it during this time of social distancing, and the importance of staying present toit. LISTEN NOW.
THE MONTHLY TRICYCLE HAIKU CHALLENGE The Monthly Tricycle Haiku Challenge. At seventeen syllables, haiku is the shortest poem in world literature. It is now also the most popular form of poetry in the world, written in nearly every language. And yet, as haiku has spread internationally, one of the most important aspects of the tradition has largely been lost—the community ofSUMMER 2021 ISSUE
Before It Went Beyond: Mock Meat’s Asian Roots. Plant-based meats, more popular than ever in the US with high-tech brands like Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods, have been known in China and places influenced by Chinese Buddhist culture since the 10th century. In February 2021, Food & Wine spoke with Lee Mee Ng, the owner ofLily’s Vegan
KARMAPA OGYEN TRINLEY DORJE FACES LAWSUIT Ogyen Trinley Dorje accused of rape, fathering a child with a nun. Gyalwang Karmapa, head of the Karma Kagyu lineage and one of the most important figures in Tibetan Buddhism, has been accused of sexually assaulting and impregnating a nun-in-training at a monastery in New York in 2017, according to a lawsuit filed by the woman in Canada. VESAK WHITE HOUSE CELEBRATION MARKS FIRST FOR AMERICAN Wednesday, May 26, 2021 marked a historic moment for Buddhists in the US. For the first time ever, the White House celebrated Vesak, the holiday that commemorates the Buddha’s birthday, death, and enlightenment.. Wangmo Dixey, Executive Director of Dharma College and President of the International Buddhist Association of America, coordinated the event with the offices of Mr. Shekar WHAT IS ZEN BUDDHISM? Zen is a Japanese transliteration of the Chinese word Chan, which is itself a transliteration of dhyana, the word for concentration or meditation in the ancient Indian language Sanskrit. (Zen is Seon or Son in Korean and Thien in Vietnamese.) When Buddhism came to China from India some 2,000 years ago, it encountered Daoism andConfucianism
ROSE MARCARIO ON WHY SHE LEFT PATAGONIA TO SAVE THE WORLD As CEO of Patagonia, Rose Marcario was living the dream of right livelihood. After a period of reflection, she quit to save the world. Thousands of years ago, Vedic philosophers divided human life into four stages, each with its own roles and responsibilities: Student,householder, forest
WHAT IS NICHIREN BUDDHISM? Nichiren Buddhism is a branch of Mahayana Buddhism that began in medieval Japan in the 13th century and has since spread across the globe to millions of practitioners. It is named after the Japanese Buddhist priest Nichiren (1222–1282), whose teachings remain central to the school’s institutions. Like many of his contemporaries,Nichiren
WHAT IS MAHAYANA BUDDHISM? C2004.21.1 (HAR 65356) Vajrayana is a form of Mahayana Buddhism that originated in northern India around the 5th century CE, took root in Tibet in the 7th and 8th centuries, and then spread across the Himalayan region. It is widely known as Tibetan Buddhism though tantric Buddhism is also found in Japan, in the Shingon and Tendaitraditions.
WHAT ARE THE TEACHINGS OF THERAVADA BUDDHISM? Card 1 of 15. What are the teachings of Theravada Buddhism? Theravada is the earliest form of Buddhism to have taken root outside of India, and it adheres most closely to teachings and practices that are associated with the some of the oldest forms of the religion.TRIKE DAILY
Penpa Tsering will be the new president of the Tibetan government in exile, the Dalai Lama meets with Russian scientists to discuss Thukdam, and a group of Buddhist organizations offer medical relief in Myanmar. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world. By Alison Spiegel, Amanda Lim Patton, and Daniel IlanCohen Thin.
JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN ON THE VALUE OF A LONG MEDITATION RETREAT 1 day ago · After emerging from a 3-month silent retreat, Joseph Goldstein discusses the value and challenges of a long retreat, the wisdom of investigation, and why we need joy—on retreat and off. THE THREEFOLD PRACTICE OF WON BUDDHISM In Won Buddhism, the threefold practice—absorption, inquiry, and making mindful choices—maps out the path to spiritual freedom.Rev. Grace Song describes how these principles work together to help us develop a more balanced practice that BEST OF THE MAY HAIKU CHALLENGE Announcing the May winners for Tricycle’s monthly haiku challenge, with poems that featured the season words of "frog" and "ginkgo." WHAT IS THE PURE LAND? The Pure Land of Amida Buddha, or Amitabha Buddha—one of the most venerated buddhas in the Mahayana tradition—is Sukhavati, literally “blissful land.”. Sukhavati is a domain where all wishes are fulfilled; it is not as a reward paradise, however, but rather a place where the practitioner experiences life more intensely within thebuddha
WHO IS AMIDA BUDDHA? Within the tradition of Mahayana Buddhism, the Pure Land schools of East Asia take as their guiding focus Amitabha Buddha, whose name means “immeasurable light.”. The light of this buddha shines everywhere, unlimited by conditions. (The name Amida is an abbreviation of Amitabha and is the usual form used in Japan.) WHAT IS THE BUDDHIST MIDDLE WAY? The Buddha began his first teaching by telling his listeners to take the Middle Way, the middle path between extreme asceticism on one hand and sensual indulgence on the other. This exhortation to moderation underlies much of Buddhist thought through the centuries and across traditions. The Buddha’s time was a period of great religious WHAT DO BUDDHISTS BELIEVE? The Buddha taught, and Buddhists to the present day believe, that dissatisfaction and suffering, illness, aging, and death are integral parts of life for any sentient being, but the suffering is created by our own attachment and clinging. We want things to be a certain way (and to remain that way), and when they don’t fall into place we WHAT IS BUDDHIST TANTRA? Card 1 of 15. What is Buddhist tantra? Think tantra is all about sex? Think again! Tantra is an ancient Indian religious movement that seeks to harness a wide variety of experiences and mental and physical energies for use on the path to enlightenment. IS THERE A BUDDHIST GOD? In a word, no. There is no divine creator god or supreme being in the Buddhist teachings, so that Buddhism is often called a nontheistic religion. The historical Buddha began as an ordinary person, who gained awakening by training his own mind and apprehending the true nature of reality. His enlightenment wasn’t bestowed throughcommunion
TRICYCLE: THE BUDDHIST REVIEW In Tricycle ’s latest issue, teachers, artists, and writers explore the evolution of Buddhist social engagement and the challenges practitioners still face. Pamela Ayo Yetunde and Cheryl A. Giles—the editors of the anthology Black and Buddhist —discuss what the dharma and the experience of Black people in America can teach us about the nature of suffering and freedom; scholar Donald S THE MONTHLY TRICYCLE HAIKU CHALLENGE For decades, Tibetan Buddhist nuns and their allies fought for the right to receive their religious tradition’s highest academic honor, the geshe degree (called geshema for women).The Geshema is Born follows the inspiring story of Namdol Phuntsok, an exceptional young nun, as she earns top honors and becomes one of the first of a new class of esteemed women scholars. KARMAPA OGYEN TRINLEY DORJE FACES LAWSUIT Ogyen Trinley Dorje, one of two claimants to the title of Gyalwang Karmapa, head of the Karma Kagyu lineage and one of the most important figures in Tibetan Buddhism, has been accused of sexually assaulting and impregnating a nun-in-training at a monastery in New York in 2017, according to a lawsuit filed by the woman in Canada. VESAK WHITE HOUSE CELEBRATION MARKS FIRST FOR AMERICAN Wednesday, May 26, 2021 marked a historic moment for Buddhists in the US. For the first time ever, the White House celebrated Vesak, the holiday that commemorates the Buddha’s birthday, death, and enlightenment.. Wangmo Dixey, Executive Director of Dharma College and President of the International Buddhist Association of America, coordinated the event with the offices of Mr. Shekar ROSE MARCARIO ON WHY SHE LEFT PATAGONIA TO SAVE THE WORLD Rose Marcario, Patagonia’s former CEO, shares why she left the company, how Buddhism influenced her work, and her future goals forthe planet.
WHAT IS ZEN BUDDHISM? Card 1 of 15. What is Zen Buddhism? Reading a Sutra by Moonlight by Sokuhi Nyoichi (Chinese: Jifei Ruyi) depicts the Chinese monk Yinyuan Longqi (1592–1673), known for founding the Obaku sect of Zen in Japan. | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art . Zen is the Japanese name for a Buddhist tradition practiced by millions of people across the world. WHAT IS NICHIREN BUDDHISM? Card 1 of 15. What is Nichiren Buddhism? In this 1835 print, Life of Nichiren: A Vision of Prayer on the Waves, Utagawa Kuniyoshi depicts a scene from Nichiren’s biography where the sacred daimoku appears at sea. | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Henry L. Phillips Collection Nichiren Buddhism is a branch of Mahayana Buddhism that began in medieval Japan in the 13th century and has since WHAT IS MAHAYANA BUDDHISM? Mahayana Buddhism is the second major Buddhist tradition. Although its origins are not precisely known, scholars believe it emerged in the1st century CE.
WHAT IS MINDFULNESS IN BUDDHISM? Card 1 of 15. What is mindfulness? If you’re asking this question, it’s probably because you see the term mindfulness everywhere, and because it’s so frequently associated with Buddhism and meditation.. The English word mindfulness is often used to translate a Pali term found in the early Buddhist teachings, sati.In fact, the Buddha gave a set of instructions for meditation that became A FORMER BUDDHIST MONK ASKS: WHAT DID THE BUDDHA SAY ABOUT The Buddha took a hard line on truth. “One who feels no shame at telling a deliberate lie,” the Buddha told a monk after dramatically pouring out the contents of a dish, “has as much of a contemplative in them as this empty bowl” (MN 61, The Instructions to Rahula at Mango Stone). (The monk he was lecturing, by the way, was said to behis son, Rahula.)
TRICYCLE: THE BUDDHIST REVIEW In Tricycle ’s latest issue, teachers, artists, and writers explore the evolution of Buddhist social engagement and the challenges practitioners still face. Pamela Ayo Yetunde and Cheryl A. Giles—the editors of the anthology Black and Buddhist —discuss what the dharma and the experience of Black people in America can teach us about the nature of suffering and freedom; scholar Donald S THE MONTHLY TRICYCLE HAIKU CHALLENGE For decades, Tibetan Buddhist nuns and their allies fought for the right to receive their religious tradition’s highest academic honor, the geshe degree (called geshema for women).The Geshema is Born follows the inspiring story of Namdol Phuntsok, an exceptional young nun, as she earns top honors and becomes one of the first of a new class of esteemed women scholars. KARMAPA OGYEN TRINLEY DORJE FACES LAWSUIT Ogyen Trinley Dorje, one of two claimants to the title of Gyalwang Karmapa, head of the Karma Kagyu lineage and one of the most important figures in Tibetan Buddhism, has been accused of sexually assaulting and impregnating a nun-in-training at a monastery in New York in 2017, according to a lawsuit filed by the woman in Canada. VESAK WHITE HOUSE CELEBRATION MARKS FIRST FOR AMERICAN Wednesday, May 26, 2021 marked a historic moment for Buddhists in the US. For the first time ever, the White House celebrated Vesak, the holiday that commemorates the Buddha’s birthday, death, and enlightenment.. Wangmo Dixey, Executive Director of Dharma College and President of the International Buddhist Association of America, coordinated the event with the offices of Mr. Shekar ROSE MARCARIO ON WHY SHE LEFT PATAGONIA TO SAVE THE WORLD Rose Marcario, Patagonia’s former CEO, shares why she left the company, how Buddhism influenced her work, and her future goals forthe planet.
WHAT IS ZEN BUDDHISM? Card 1 of 15. What is Zen Buddhism? Reading a Sutra by Moonlight by Sokuhi Nyoichi (Chinese: Jifei Ruyi) depicts the Chinese monk Yinyuan Longqi (1592–1673), known for founding the Obaku sect of Zen in Japan. | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art . Zen is the Japanese name for a Buddhist tradition practiced by millions of people across the world. WHAT IS NICHIREN BUDDHISM? Card 1 of 15. What is Nichiren Buddhism? In this 1835 print, Life of Nichiren: A Vision of Prayer on the Waves, Utagawa Kuniyoshi depicts a scene from Nichiren’s biography where the sacred daimoku appears at sea. | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Henry L. Phillips Collection Nichiren Buddhism is a branch of Mahayana Buddhism that began in medieval Japan in the 13th century and has since WHAT IS MAHAYANA BUDDHISM? Mahayana Buddhism is the second major Buddhist tradition. Although its origins are not precisely known, scholars believe it emerged in the1st century CE.
WHAT IS MINDFULNESS IN BUDDHISM? Card 1 of 15. What is mindfulness? If you’re asking this question, it’s probably because you see the term mindfulness everywhere, and because it’s so frequently associated with Buddhism and meditation.. The English word mindfulness is often used to translate a Pali term found in the early Buddhist teachings, sati.In fact, the Buddha gave a set of instructions for meditation that became A FORMER BUDDHIST MONK ASKS: WHAT DID THE BUDDHA SAY ABOUT The Buddha took a hard line on truth. “One who feels no shame at telling a deliberate lie,” the Buddha told a monk after dramatically pouring out the contents of a dish, “has as much of a contemplative in them as this empty bowl” (MN 61, The Instructions to Rahula at Mango Stone). (The monk he was lecturing, by the way, was said to behis son, Rahula.)
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BEST OF THE MAY HAIKU CHALLENGE Announcing the May winners for Tricycle’s monthly haiku challenge, with poems that featured the season words of "frog" and "ginkgo." THE THREEFOLD PRACTICE OF WON BUDDHISM In Won Buddhism, the threefold practice—absorption, inquiry, and making mindful choices—maps out the path to spiritual freedom.Rev. Grace Song describes how these principles work together to help us develop a more balanced practice that JOAH MCGEE, AUTHOR AT TRICYCLE: THE BUDDHIST REVIEW 7 hours ago · Joah McGee is a longtime practitioner and researcher of Burmese Buddhism. He has produced a meditator’s guidebook to the country, led pilgrimages to sacred sites, made a documentary about Theravada Buddhist monk Webu Sayadaw, and currently hosts the Insight Myanmar Podcast.Since the military coup, he has been collecting and distributing donations through his Better Burma nonprofit. JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN ON THE VALUE OF A LONG MEDITATION RETREAT 1 day ago · After emerging from a 3-month silent retreat, Joseph Goldstein discusses the value and challenges of a long retreat, the wisdom of investigation, and why we need joy—on retreat and off. WHAT IS THE PURE LAND? Card 1 of 15. What is the Pure Land? Amida Buddha sits in the center of his Pure Land, the “blissful land.” Pure Land teaching holds that enlightenment is much easier to achieve in Amida’s Pure Land than elsewhere. | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Charles StewartSmith Collection.
TIBETANS CAUGHT IN INDIA’S SECOND WAVE OF COVID-19 Tibetan residents in India face vaccine shortages amid rising cases, an upcoming talk addresses Black Buddhism in the US, and Tricycle contributor Charles Johnson is featured in a cartoon anthology. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world. WHAT IS THE BUDDHIST MIDDLE WAY? The Buddha encouraged his followers to take the Middle Way, the middle path between extreme asceticism on one hand and sensual indulgence onthe other.
WHAT ARE THE TEACHINGS OF THERAVADA BUDDHISM? Card 1 of 15. What are the teachings of Theravada Buddhism? Theravada is the earliest form of Buddhism to have taken root outside of India, and it adheres most closely to teachings and practices that are associated with the some of the oldest forms of the religion. WHAT IS BUDDHIST TANTRA? Card 1 of 15. What is Buddhist tantra? Think tantra is all about sex? Think again! Tantra is an ancient Indian religious movement that seeks to harness a wide variety of experiences and mental and physical energies for use on the path to enlightenment. TRICYCLE: THE BUDDHIST REVIEW In this episode of Tricycle Talks, Sameet Kumar, a clinical psychologist, grief counselor, and author, joins Tricycle’s editor-in-chief, James Shaheen, and co-host Sharon Salzberg for a conversation about grief, how we’ve come to redefine it during this time of social distancing, and the importance of staying present toit. LISTEN NOW.
AMIDA BUDDHA & THE PURE LAND SCHOOLS Within the tradition of Mahayana Buddhism, the Pure Land schools of East Asia take as their guiding focus Amitabha Buddha, whose name means “immeasurable light.”. The light of this buddha shines everywhere, unlimited by conditions. (The name Amida is an abbreviation of Amitabha and is the usual form used in Japan.) WHO IS AMIDA BUDDHA? Within the tradition of Mahayana Buddhism, the Pure Land schools of East Asia take as their guiding focus Amitabha Buddha, whose name means “immeasurable light.”. The light of this buddha shines everywhere, unlimited by conditions. (The name Amida is an abbreviation of Amitabha and is the usual form used in Japan.) LOVING FRIENDLINESS MEDITATION: 11 BENEFITS 2. You wake up feeling well. When you get a good night’s sleep, you wake up feeling rested and relaxed. With a relaxed mind and body, you are able to connect with family, friends, relatives, neighbors, and even strangers in a genuine and centered way. You feel fresh, uplifted, and joyful all day. 3. THE ZEN OF NOT KNOWING The very nature of beginner’s mind is not knowing in a certain way, not being an expert. As Suzuki Roshi said in the prologue to Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind, “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, in the expert’s there are few.”. As an expert, you’ve already got it figured out, so you don’t need to payattention to
WHAT DO BUDDHISTS BELIEVE? The Buddha taught, and Buddhists to the present day believe, that dissatisfaction and suffering, illness, aging, and death are integral parts of life for any sentient being, but the suffering is created by our own attachment and clinging. We want things to be a certain way (and to remain that way), and when they don’t fall into place we CARINA STONE DISCUSSES THE LEGACY OF MICHAEL STONE Here, Michael’s wife Carina Stone sits down with Tricycle’s Editor and Publisher James Shaheen to discuss Michael’s legacy. Last year, Carina finished working on The World Comes to You: Notes on Practice, Love, and Social Action, a collection of Michael’s teachings. While editing the book, Carina grappled with difficult questions about WHAT IS THE BUDDHIST VIEW OF ABORTION? According to Buddhist teachings, life—rebirth—begins at conception. In the traditional view, whether or not an embryo or fetus can survive on its own, it is a sentient being whose spiritual progress is thwarted by an abortion. Both the mother and whoeverperforms
WHY ARE THERE SO MANY BLACK BUDDHISTS? A black practitioner struggling with the apparent lack of diversity in American Buddhism finds a vast multi-racial community at Soka Gakkai International. Most people who have spent time in American Buddhist communities would read my title as sarcastic. As numerous writers have noted, many Buddhist sanghas in the United States are largely white. WHY NOAH LEVINE CREATED A BUDDHIST ALTERNATIVE TO THE 12 STEPS A fan of the Twelve Step program but not of its God-centered rhetoric, Noah put together an alternative, Refuge Recovery. Firmly grounded in the four noble truths and the eightfold path, Refuge draws on the best of Buddhism and Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). In his newest book, Refuge Recovery: A Buddhist Path to Recovering from Addiction, Noah TRICYCLE: THE BUDDHIST REVIEW In this episode of Tricycle Talks, Sameet Kumar, a clinical psychologist, grief counselor, and author, joins Tricycle’s editor-in-chief, James Shaheen, and co-host Sharon Salzberg for a conversation about grief, how we’ve come to redefine it during this time of social distancing, and the importance of staying present toit. LISTEN NOW.
AMIDA BUDDHA & THE PURE LAND SCHOOLS Within the tradition of Mahayana Buddhism, the Pure Land schools of East Asia take as their guiding focus Amitabha Buddha, whose name means “immeasurable light.”. The light of this buddha shines everywhere, unlimited by conditions. (The name Amida is an abbreviation of Amitabha and is the usual form used in Japan.) WHO IS AMIDA BUDDHA? Within the tradition of Mahayana Buddhism, the Pure Land schools of East Asia take as their guiding focus Amitabha Buddha, whose name means “immeasurable light.”. The light of this buddha shines everywhere, unlimited by conditions. (The name Amida is an abbreviation of Amitabha and is the usual form used in Japan.) LOVING FRIENDLINESS MEDITATION: 11 BENEFITS 2. You wake up feeling well. When you get a good night’s sleep, you wake up feeling rested and relaxed. With a relaxed mind and body, you are able to connect with family, friends, relatives, neighbors, and even strangers in a genuine and centered way. You feel fresh, uplifted, and joyful all day. 3. THE ZEN OF NOT KNOWING The very nature of beginner’s mind is not knowing in a certain way, not being an expert. As Suzuki Roshi said in the prologue to Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind, “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, in the expert’s there are few.”. As an expert, you’ve already got it figured out, so you don’t need to payattention to
WHAT DO BUDDHISTS BELIEVE? The Buddha taught, and Buddhists to the present day believe, that dissatisfaction and suffering, illness, aging, and death are integral parts of life for any sentient being, but the suffering is created by our own attachment and clinging. We want things to be a certain way (and to remain that way), and when they don’t fall into place we CARINA STONE DISCUSSES THE LEGACY OF MICHAEL STONE Here, Michael’s wife Carina Stone sits down with Tricycle’s Editor and Publisher James Shaheen to discuss Michael’s legacy. Last year, Carina finished working on The World Comes to You: Notes on Practice, Love, and Social Action, a collection of Michael’s teachings. While editing the book, Carina grappled with difficult questions about WHAT IS THE BUDDHIST VIEW OF ABORTION? According to Buddhist teachings, life—rebirth—begins at conception. In the traditional view, whether or not an embryo or fetus can survive on its own, it is a sentient being whose spiritual progress is thwarted by an abortion. Both the mother and whoeverperforms
WHY ARE THERE SO MANY BLACK BUDDHISTS? A black practitioner struggling with the apparent lack of diversity in American Buddhism finds a vast multi-racial community at Soka Gakkai International. Most people who have spent time in American Buddhist communities would read my title as sarcastic. As numerous writers have noted, many Buddhist sanghas in the United States are largely white. WHY NOAH LEVINE CREATED A BUDDHIST ALTERNATIVE TO THE 12 STEPS A fan of the Twelve Step program but not of its God-centered rhetoric, Noah put together an alternative, Refuge Recovery. Firmly grounded in the four noble truths and the eightfold path, Refuge draws on the best of Buddhism and Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). In his newest book, Refuge Recovery: A Buddhist Path to Recovering from Addiction, NoahFILM CLUB ARCHIVE
Jeremy Perrin, Hélène Robert. Ten years ago, Japan was devastated by a tsunami, which some survivors say tore a hole in the veil between the living and dead. Zen priest Reverend Kaneda counsels people who believe they are possessed by the spirits of the drowned in this sensitive film about a community recovering from trauma. Read More.TRIKE DAILY
Penpa Tsering will be the new president of the Tibetan government in exile, the Dalai Lama meets with Russian scientists to discuss Thukdam, and a group of Buddhist organizations offer medical relief in Myanmar. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world. By Alison Spiegel, Amanda Lim Patton, and Daniel IlanCohen Thin.
BEST OF THE MAY HAIKU CHALLENGE 17 hours ago · Announcing the May winners for Tricycle’s monthly haiku challenge, with poems that featured the season words of "frog"and "ginkgo."
INTERVIEW WITH BHANTE GUNARATANA ON DAILY MINDFULNESS AND Bhante Gunaratana, known worldwide as “Bhante G,” has written a number of books, including the now-classic meditation manual Mindfulness In Plain English, which has been translated into more than two dozen languages, and its companion, Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness.He regularly leads retreats on meditation, mindfulness, concentration, and other topics at the Bhavana Society and THE THREEFOLD PRACTICE OF WON BUDDHISM In Won Buddhism, the threefold practice—absorption, inquiry, and making mindful choices—maps out the path to spiritual freedom.Rev. Grace Song describes how these principles work together to help us develop a more balanced practice that WHAT IS THE BUDDHIST MIDDLE WAY? The Buddha began his first teaching by telling his listeners to take the Middle Way, the middle path between extreme asceticism on one hand and sensual indulgence on the other. This exhortation to moderation underlies much of Buddhist thought through the centuries and across traditions. The Buddha’s time was a period of great religious CAN THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD LEAD TO A COLLECTIVE REBIRTH On April 21, 2021, a jury deemed that former police officer Derek Chauvin is a murderer.Despite police officers having the legal right to kill under certain circumstances, regarding the death of George Floyd, lethal force was determined to be unreasonable and unjustified. NIWANO PEACE PRIZE AWARDED TO VEN. SHIH CHAO-HWEI The Niwano Foundation awards the 38th Niwano Peace Prize to Taiwanese Nun Ven. Shih Chao-hwei, the officiant of Taiwan’s first Buddhistsame-sex marriage.
WHAT IS MINDFULNESS IN BUDDHISM? Card 1 of 15. What is mindfulness? If you’re asking this question, it’s probably because you see the term mindfulness everywhere, and because it’s so frequently associated with Buddhism and meditation.. The English word mindfulness is often used to translate a Pali term found in the early Buddhist teachings, sati.In fact, the Buddha gave a set of instructions for meditation that becameTHE GESHEMA IS BORN
Director: Malati Rao Country: India Year: 2019 . View Trailer. For decades, Tibetan Buddhist nuns and their allies fought for the right to receive their religious tradition’s highest academic honor, the geshe degree (called geshema for women). Comparable to a PhD in Tibetan Buddhism, the geshe degree had been off limits to women sinceits inception.
TRICYCLE: THE BUDDHIST REVIEW In this episode of Tricycle Talks, Sameet Kumar, a clinical psychologist, grief counselor, and author, joins Tricycle’s editor-in-chief, James Shaheen, and co-host Sharon Salzberg for a conversation about grief, how we’ve come to redefine it during this time of social distancing, and the importance of staying present toit. LISTEN NOW.
AMIDA BUDDHA & THE PURE LAND SCHOOLS Within the tradition of Mahayana Buddhism, the Pure Land schools of East Asia take as their guiding focus Amitabha Buddha, whose name means “immeasurable light.”. The light of this buddha shines everywhere, unlimited by conditions. (The name Amida is an abbreviation of Amitabha and is the usual form used in Japan.) WHO IS AMIDA BUDDHA? Within the tradition of Mahayana Buddhism, the Pure Land schools of East Asia take as their guiding focus Amitabha Buddha, whose name means “immeasurable light.”. The light of this buddha shines everywhere, unlimited by conditions. (The name Amida is an abbreviation of Amitabha and is the usual form used in Japan.) LOVING FRIENDLINESS MEDITATION: 11 BENEFITS 2. You wake up feeling well. When you get a good night’s sleep, you wake up feeling rested and relaxed. With a relaxed mind and body, you are able to connect with family, friends, relatives, neighbors, and even strangers in a genuine and centered way. You feel fresh, uplifted, and joyful all day. 3. THE ZEN OF NOT KNOWING The very nature of beginner’s mind is not knowing in a certain way, not being an expert. As Suzuki Roshi said in the prologue to Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind, “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, in the expert’s there are few.”. As an expert, you’ve already got it figured out, so you don’t need to payattention to
WHAT DO BUDDHISTS BELIEVE? The Buddha taught, and Buddhists to the present day believe, that dissatisfaction and suffering, illness, aging, and death are integral parts of life for any sentient being, but the suffering is created by our own attachment and clinging. We want things to be a certain way (and to remain that way), and when they don’t fall into place we CARINA STONE DISCUSSES THE LEGACY OF MICHAEL STONE Here, Michael’s wife Carina Stone sits down with Tricycle’s Editor and Publisher James Shaheen to discuss Michael’s legacy. Last year, Carina finished working on The World Comes to You: Notes on Practice, Love, and Social Action, a collection of Michael’s teachings. While editing the book, Carina grappled with difficult questions about WHAT IS THE BUDDHIST VIEW OF ABORTION? According to Buddhist teachings, life—rebirth—begins at conception. In the traditional view, whether or not an embryo or fetus can survive on its own, it is a sentient being whose spiritual progress is thwarted by an abortion. Both the mother and whoeverperforms
WHY ARE THERE SO MANY BLACK BUDDHISTS? A black practitioner struggling with the apparent lack of diversity in American Buddhism finds a vast multi-racial community at Soka Gakkai International. Most people who have spent time in American Buddhist communities would read my title as sarcastic. As numerous writers have noted, many Buddhist sanghas in the United States are largely white. WHY NOAH LEVINE CREATED A BUDDHIST ALTERNATIVE TO THE 12 STEPS A fan of the Twelve Step program but not of its God-centered rhetoric, Noah put together an alternative, Refuge Recovery. Firmly grounded in the four noble truths and the eightfold path, Refuge draws on the best of Buddhism and Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). In his newest book, Refuge Recovery: A Buddhist Path to Recovering from Addiction, Noah TRICYCLE: THE BUDDHIST REVIEW In this episode of Tricycle Talks, Sameet Kumar, a clinical psychologist, grief counselor, and author, joins Tricycle’s editor-in-chief, James Shaheen, and co-host Sharon Salzberg for a conversation about grief, how we’ve come to redefine it during this time of social distancing, and the importance of staying present toit. LISTEN NOW.
AMIDA BUDDHA & THE PURE LAND SCHOOLS Within the tradition of Mahayana Buddhism, the Pure Land schools of East Asia take as their guiding focus Amitabha Buddha, whose name means “immeasurable light.”. The light of this buddha shines everywhere, unlimited by conditions. (The name Amida is an abbreviation of Amitabha and is the usual form used in Japan.) WHO IS AMIDA BUDDHA? Within the tradition of Mahayana Buddhism, the Pure Land schools of East Asia take as their guiding focus Amitabha Buddha, whose name means “immeasurable light.”. The light of this buddha shines everywhere, unlimited by conditions. (The name Amida is an abbreviation of Amitabha and is the usual form used in Japan.) LOVING FRIENDLINESS MEDITATION: 11 BENEFITS 2. You wake up feeling well. When you get a good night’s sleep, you wake up feeling rested and relaxed. With a relaxed mind and body, you are able to connect with family, friends, relatives, neighbors, and even strangers in a genuine and centered way. You feel fresh, uplifted, and joyful all day. 3. THE ZEN OF NOT KNOWING The very nature of beginner’s mind is not knowing in a certain way, not being an expert. As Suzuki Roshi said in the prologue to Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind, “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, in the expert’s there are few.”. As an expert, you’ve already got it figured out, so you don’t need to payattention to
WHAT DO BUDDHISTS BELIEVE? The Buddha taught, and Buddhists to the present day believe, that dissatisfaction and suffering, illness, aging, and death are integral parts of life for any sentient being, but the suffering is created by our own attachment and clinging. We want things to be a certain way (and to remain that way), and when they don’t fall into place we CARINA STONE DISCUSSES THE LEGACY OF MICHAEL STONE Here, Michael’s wife Carina Stone sits down with Tricycle’s Editor and Publisher James Shaheen to discuss Michael’s legacy. Last year, Carina finished working on The World Comes to You: Notes on Practice, Love, and Social Action, a collection of Michael’s teachings. While editing the book, Carina grappled with difficult questions about WHAT IS THE BUDDHIST VIEW OF ABORTION? According to Buddhist teachings, life—rebirth—begins at conception. In the traditional view, whether or not an embryo or fetus can survive on its own, it is a sentient being whose spiritual progress is thwarted by an abortion. Both the mother and whoeverperforms
WHY ARE THERE SO MANY BLACK BUDDHISTS? A black practitioner struggling with the apparent lack of diversity in American Buddhism finds a vast multi-racial community at Soka Gakkai International. Most people who have spent time in American Buddhist communities would read my title as sarcastic. As numerous writers have noted, many Buddhist sanghas in the United States are largely white. WHY NOAH LEVINE CREATED A BUDDHIST ALTERNATIVE TO THE 12 STEPS A fan of the Twelve Step program but not of its God-centered rhetoric, Noah put together an alternative, Refuge Recovery. Firmly grounded in the four noble truths and the eightfold path, Refuge draws on the best of Buddhism and Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). In his newest book, Refuge Recovery: A Buddhist Path to Recovering from Addiction, NoahFILM CLUB ARCHIVE
Jeremy Perrin, Hélène Robert. Ten years ago, Japan was devastated by a tsunami, which some survivors say tore a hole in the veil between the living and dead. Zen priest Reverend Kaneda counsels people who believe they are possessed by the spirits of the drowned in this sensitive film about a community recovering from trauma. Read More.TRIKE DAILY
Penpa Tsering will be the new president of the Tibetan government in exile, the Dalai Lama meets with Russian scientists to discuss Thukdam, and a group of Buddhist organizations offer medical relief in Myanmar. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world. By Alison Spiegel, Amanda Lim Patton, and Daniel IlanCohen Thin.
BEST OF THE MAY HAIKU CHALLENGE 17 hours ago · Announcing the May winners for Tricycle’s monthly haiku challenge, with poems that featured the season words of "frog"and "ginkgo."
INTERCONNECTEDNESS WITH NATURE: A GUIDED MEDITATION Tricycle is the leading independent journal of Buddhism in the West, where it continues to be the most inclusive and widely read vehicle for the dissemination of Buddhist views and values. By remaining unaffiliated with any particular teacher, sect, or lineage, Tricycle provides a public forum for exploring Buddhism and its dialogue with the broader culture. THE THREEFOLD PRACTICE OF WON BUDDHISM In Won Buddhism, the threefold practice—absorption, inquiry, and making mindful choices—maps out the path to spiritual freedom.Rev. Grace Song describes how these principles work together to help us develop a more balanced practice that INTERVIEW WITH BHANTE GUNARATANA ON DAILY MINDFULNESS AND Bhante Gunaratana, known worldwide as “Bhante G,” has written a number of books, including the now-classic meditation manual Mindfulness In Plain English, which has been translated into more than two dozen languages, and its companion, Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness.He regularly leads retreats on meditation, mindfulness, concentration, and other topics at the Bhavana Society and WHAT IS THE BUDDHIST MIDDLE WAY? The Buddha began his first teaching by telling his listeners to take the Middle Way, the middle path between extreme asceticism on one hand and sensual indulgence on the other. This exhortation to moderation underlies much of Buddhist thought through the centuries and across traditions. The Buddha’s time was a period of great religious CAN THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD LEAD TO A COLLECTIVE REBIRTH On April 21, 2021, a jury deemed that former police officer Derek Chauvin is a murderer.Despite police officers having the legal right to kill under certain circumstances, regarding the death of George Floyd, lethal force was determined to be unreasonable and unjustified. WHAT IS MINDFULNESS IN BUDDHISM? Card 1 of 15. What is mindfulness? If you’re asking this question, it’s probably because you see the term mindfulness everywhere, and because it’s so frequently associated with Buddhism and meditation.. The English word mindfulness is often used to translate a Pali term found in the early Buddhist teachings, sati.In fact, the Buddha gave a set of instructions for meditation that becameTHE GESHEMA IS BORN
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