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Wednesday · 1 hr 3 min
Bridging the Sacred and the Mundane with Tsherin Sherpa
Trained as a classical thangka painter, Tsherin Sherpa reimagines Tibetan Buddhist iconography in the context of contemporary life.
October 28 · 1 hr 4 min
Untying the Knots That Bind with Anne C. Klein
Anne C. Klein is a professor of religious studies at Rice University, a lama in the Nyingma tradition, and a founding teacher at Dawn Mountain Center for Tibetan Buddhism in Houston. Her new book, Lamplight on Your Path: Adzom Drukpa's Guide to Dzogchen's Foundational Practices, provides the first English translation of a classic Tibetan practice manual. Considered a companion text to Patrul Rinpoche’s beloved Words of My Perfect Teacher, Lamplight on Your Path offers a commentary on Jigme Lingpa’s foundational practices, or ngondro, that prepare the mind for the state of wholeness and freedom at the heart of the dzogchen tradition. In this episode of Tricycle Talks, Tricycle’s editor-in-chief, James Shaheen, sits down with Klein to talk about what the foundational practices are and why they’re considered so essential, how chanting helps us to internalize and embody the teachings, the relationship between effort and effortlessness in dzogchen practice, and how the foundational practices can untie the knots that bind us to samsara.
October 21 · 54 min
Embodying the Dharma Through Ethical Living with Marisela B. Gomez
Dharma teacher Marisela B. Gomez discusses how contemplating the five mindfulness trainings can help us lead ethical lives and transform suffering in ourselves, our communities, and our world.
October 14 · 1 hr 3 min
A Vision of Buddhist Democracy with William Edelglass
Scholar William Edelglass discusses the remarkable life and legacy of B. R. Ambedkar, the Dalit activist and chief architect of the Indian constitution.
September 30 · 56 min
Nirosta Steel on Buddhist Pop and the Making of ‘MY SKYSCRAPER’
The 69-year-old pop star talks Arthur Russell, Allen Ginsberg, and how Buddhism literally saved his life.
September 16 · 57 min
A Buddhist Guide to How to Truly Love with Maria Heim
Scholar Maria Heim discusses the 5th-century sage Buddhaghosa’s instructions on releasing anger and cultivating loving-kindness.
September 9 · 56 min
Bridging Contemplation and Action with Jonathan F. P. Rose
Jonathan Rose discusses his work at the Garrison Institute, a retreat center in the Hudson Valley dedicated to the intersection of contemplation and engaged action.
August 26 · 1 hr 1 min
Illustrating Impermanence with Miya Ando
Multidisciplinary artist Miya Ando discusses her latest project, "Water of the Sky: A Dictionary of 2,000 Japanese Rain Words."
August 19 · 1 hr 9 min
The Practice of Freedom with Oneika Mays
Meditation teacher Oneika Mays discusses what she's learned about love and liberation as the first mindfulness coach at Rikers Island Correctional Facility.
August 12 · 1 hr 2 min
Writing as Radical Refusal with Viet Thanh Nguyen
Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen discusses the first anthology of writing by Vietnamese diasporic authors.
July 29 · 1 hr 3 min
A Practitioner’s Guide to the Diamond Sutra with Ken McLeod
Ken McLeod presents a fresh and accessible translation of one of the most revered texts in the Buddhist tradition.
July 22 · 55 min
The Zen Art of Caregiving with Sister Tue Nghiem
Sister Tue Nghiem discusses how the practice of presence helped her care for her mother in the final seven years of her life.
July 15 · 1 hr 5 min
The Shamanic Voice of Kim Hyesoon with Jack Saebyok Jung
Poet and translator Jack Saebyok Jung discusses his new translation of experimental writing by the acclaimed avant-garde poet.
June 24 · 1 hr 4 min
The Courage to Choose Love with Tara Brach
Meditation teacher Tara Brach discusses how cultivating courage and compassion can counter the dangers of what she calls the “trance of separation.”
June 17 · 58 min
Engaged Compassion with Lobsang Tenzin Negi
Drawing from twenty years of research at Emory’s Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics, Lobsang Tenzin Negi lays out concrete practices for cultivating resilience, connection, and joy.
June 10 · 48 min
Reincarnating the Buddhas of Bamiyan with Tuan Andrew Nguyen
The story behind the twenty-seven-foot-tall Buddha atop New York City’s High Line
May 27 · 55 min
Writing into the Void with Ruth Ozeki
Novelist Ruth Ozeki discusses her first short story collection.
May 20 · 1 hr 2 min
Finding Balance to Engage More Fully with Margaret Cullen
Meditation teacher Margaret Cullen discusses how equanimity can help us respond to the challenges of our times with greater curiosity and compassion.
May 13 · 47 min
A Beginner’s Guide to Dark Retreat with Andrew Holecek
Meditation teacher Andrew Holecek discusses how spending time in darkness can help us recover a lost way of seeing.
April 22 · 56 min
Did the Buddha Really Teach That There Is No Self?
According to Thanissaro Bhikkhu, the Buddhist teaching of not-self functions as a strategy rather than a philosophical position.

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