Even before she was introduced to Tibetan Buddhism Éliane Radigue’s subtle electroacoustic works were already inviting comparisons to meditation. Learn more in the piece below. tricycle.org/magazine/eli...

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What if the lack of fulfillment, the gnawing boredom, is not a result of the task, but our perception of it? Perhaps, it is time we examined the quality of our attention, to understand its role in our dissatisfaction.

The mind has a propensity toward peace and happiness but it often needs a little guidance. Our newest online course will show you how to develop and enjoy the five jhana factors in your everyday life, even when conditions are challenging. Enroll today to begin! learn.tricycle.org/p/developing...

I talked with writer Katie Kitamura about turning away from certainty and finding new possibilities. tricycle.org/article/on-u... @tricyclemag.bsky.social @katiekitamura.bsky.social

Enjoy this excerpt from “The Magical Adventures of the Sixth Dalai Lama: His Life and Loves” by Robert A.F. Thurman and Annie Bien. tricycle.org/article/sixt...

Tuan Andrew Nguyen’s twenty-seven-foot-tall Buddha sculpture, currently on display at New York City's High Line, repurposes remnants of war to examine forgotten histories and envision new possibilities for healing. tricycle.org/article/tuan...

"If we choose to live our life caring for others—our human family and fragile planet—we will have made our life meaningful." –The Dalai Lama #DailyDharma tricycle.org/article/dala...

Happy 91st Birthday to His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama! 🙏 View intimate conversations and previously unreleased archival materials of the Dalai Lama in "The Great 14th: Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama in His Own Words," available now. tricycle.org/filmclub/the...

even in heaven things are falling to pieces perseid shower –Nancy Winkler tricycle.org/magazine/hai...

The journey of awakening, as suggested by the Buddhist path, is one of discovering one's inherent buddhanature. This essence, this quality, exists within every sentient being.

“The Great 14th: Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama in His Own Words” provides a look into the complexities of the Dalai Lama’s life—from past lives of the Fifth and Thirteenth Dalai Lamas to his current life as the spiritual and former political leader of Tibet. tricycle.org/filmclub/the...

"Understanding cause and effect as both relative and temporally infinite, ultimately beginningless and endless, we then can confront the causal world more creatively, knowing we are both part of it and potentially all of it." –Robert A. F. Thurman #DailyDharma tricycle.org/article/robe...

“Without joy I think I would not be what I am now. It’s like a well that I draw from in order to practice.” – Bhante Buddharakkhita tricycle.org/magazine/joy...

We are, in essence, works in progress. The narratives we choose to adopt, the allegories we immerse ourselves in while traversing the path of Buddhism as a community, as a sangha, are merely different threads spun together.

“'Disintegration Loops' is not just a work about trauma but also one about overcoming it through acceptance.” –Stephan Kunze @musex1.bsky.social tricycle.org/article/will...

"There are many similarities between being an American and being a Buddhist. Both call upon us to take responsibility for our thoughts, our speech, and our actions." –Reverend Earl Ikeda #DailyDharma tricycle.org/article/budd...

"By challenging those who work in food systems to focus on their inner dimensions, we can better engage in collective efforts for broader transformation." – V. Ernesto Mendez tricycle.org/article/mind...

In achieving freedom from compulsion, we pave the way for the Earth to reclaim its own freedom. This conversation with Akincano Weber and John Peacock is an introspective journey into the heart of our ethical dilemma and the potential path towards resolution.

"The human heart wants to give, and when we let it, it opens up and heals us, body, mind, and spirit." –Cara Lai #DailyDharma tricycle.org/article/gene...

Shambhala Publications has released an interactive map of over 1,000 (and growing) Buddhist centers, monasteries, and temples in the US across all traditions. Check it out at the link below! www.shambhala.com/buddhism-in-...

Explore Realms of the Dharma: Buddhist Art Across Asia, on view at LACMA through July 12, 2026. The collection draws on roughly 180 works—paintings, sculptures, ritual objects, and sacred texts spanning India, Tibet, Japan, Southeast Asia, and beyond. tricycle.org/article/lacm...

Ruth King reflects on Albert Camus, a philosopher hailing from French Algeria, who observed that we carry within ourselves our personal exiles, our misdeeds, our devastations. Our duty lies not in unleashing them onto the world but in transforming them within ourselves.

In our Film Club pick for July, the Dalai Lama reveals his experience of the personal, political, spiritual, and historical events that shaped his story. This film will be available for subscribers to stream until midnight on Friday, July 31, 2026. tricycle.org/filmclub/the...

"To become self-aware, then, is to realize that each of us is what the whole universe—our true body—is doing, right here and now. Could there be a better homecoming?" –David Loy #DailyDharma tricycle.org/article/touc...

“When you travel, you not only leave your family, friends, and possessions behind, you also leave yourself behind—your home self—and a different you emerges, perhaps one that is fresher, more vulnerable, more open to new ideas and things.” –David Farley tricycle.org/article/the-...

In a brand-new Dharma Talk, scholar and meditation teacher Sarah Shaw explains the importance of seclusion and stillness for reaching the deep meditative state of jhana. Watch the talk now at the link below. tricycle.org/dharmatalks/...

For Mingyur Rinpoche, understanding death and the process of dying has facilitated his ability to abandon his past self. He associates a static mindset with death and believes that avoiding these realities results in clinging to this rigid mindset.

"Holding our pain with loving awareness is one of the most powerful gifts we can give ourselves. It is an act of profound courage. Instead of running from suffering, we meet it with presence." –Tim Desmond #DailyDharma tricycle.org/article/hold...

“I sing to baby in Pali, not so he will be bilingual but so the chant will fill baby’s little body, and fill our apartment, and make it our home.” –Thirii Myo Kyaw Myint tricycle.org/article/nave...

In the teachings of Buddhism, the very essence lies within the four noble truths. This approach calls upon each one of us to explore these truths and understand the vast spectrum of suffering that humans, along with other sentient beings, are susceptible to.

On Tuesday, June 16, 2026, the Western Tibetan Buddhist community lost one of their biggest acolytes in the passing of Robert Alexander Farrar Thurman. Tricycle reached out to a few of those who knew Thurman best to share their memories of the late academic. tricycle.org/article/reme...

Starting July 6, cultivate a mind that is unburdened, tranquil, and happy. Enroll in our latest online course on jhana to learn a traditional samatha breathing mindfulness technique as a way to develop calm and stillness of mind. Learn more and enroll today. learn.tricycle.org/p/developing...

My dharma talk about my estranged, lying father has been featured in @tricyclemag.bsky.social tricycle.org/article/the-...

@tricyclemag.bsky.social remembers Tenzin (Bob) Thurman as a pioneering scholar, teacher and lifelong advocate for the Tibetan people, whose work helped bring #Tibetan #Buddhism to Western audiences while championing His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Tibet’s culture. tricycle.org/article/reme...

"The practice of slowing down to notice the living world around us, and the practice of tending to our inner lives, are not separate practices. They nourish each other." –Kritee Kanko, PhD #DailyDharma tricycle.org/article/fora...

“Rather than rejecting modern science or bracketing it from Buddhist thought and practice, Buddhism can adapt by accepting materialism.” –Jay L. Garfield tricycle.org/magazine/sid...

"Being in harmony means you’re experiencing your self as an integral part of life instead of as someone who is opposing a piece of life. When you experience harmony, you know it." - Charlotte Joko Beck

Curious about jhana? Join us on June 30 for a donation-based workshop to learn about recognizing the skillful mind, why it’s the basis of jhana, and how to start developing the jhana factors in your daily life as well as in formal meditation. tricycle.org/events/jhana...

Starting July 6, cultivate a mind that is unburdened, tranquil, and happy. Learn more and enroll today. learn.tricycle.org/p/developing...

"The relationship of a student with a teacher, between members of a sangha, between friends, and among community members—all help us to develop in ways we couldn’t on our own. Some aspects of ourselves don’t develop except under the right circumstances." –Barry Magid tricycle.org/magazine/no-...

Washington D.C. is home to 14 Buddhist centers as well as 158 Tricycle subscribers. Learn more about Buddhism in the nation’s capital at the link below. tricycle.org/magazine/bud...

"So when you’re upset with someone else, it’s important to acknowledge it. Pay attention to it. Feel it in your body. You could even say to yourself, 'I’m upset right now, I’m struggling.'" - Kimberly Brown

“We should practice without expecting anything special for ourselves, even enlightenment or peace of mind.” –Les Kaye tricycle.org/article/zen-...

Like a fish chomping on a baited hook, we too seek instant gratification from familiar, yet often unwholesome, patterns. But by seeing the danger that these patterns pose, we can begin to avoid them. From "Beyond Distraction: Five Practical Ways to Focus the Mind" with Shaila Catherine

"Dharma practice is not an escape: It’s an intimate meeting with the discomfort and suffering of the first noble truth. Life contains suffering." –Sarah Conover #DailyDharma tricycle.org/magazine/rev...

In an excerpt of a conversation between scholar Richard Payne and Tricycle’s editor-in-chief, James Shaheen, Payne discusses the often mischaracterized or misunderstood practice of Tantric Buddhism. tricycle.org/magazine/ric...

"Suppose you’re trying to work, you’re really busy, and the phone rings. We resent the ringing, because we’re trying to work. But the problem isn’t the phone ringing. It’s just ringing. It’s not good or bad." - Charlotte Joko Beck

The world is uncertain. It has been from the beginning of time and will be until the end. With this truth in mind, we must redirect our gaze inward to contemplate the world we construct for ourselves. To truly understand the dharma, the Buddha said, is to be a knower of the world and of oneself.

"Suffering is to be comprehended, its cause abandoned, its cessation realized, and the path to its cessation developed." –Thānissaro Bhikkhu #DailyDharma tricycle.org/article/the-...