-
2 weeks ago | 
tricycle.org | Maria Heim |James Shaheen
The Questions of Milinda is one of the most renowned texts within Theravada Buddhism—and one of the most translated Buddhist texts around the world. The text follows a transformational philosophical dialogue between the Indo-Greek king Milinda and a Buddhist monk named Nagasena as they discuss the nature of the self, the meaning of renunciation, and the sources of knowledge.
-
1 month ago | 
tricycle.org | Ocean Vuong |James Shaheen
For poet Ocean Vuong, the act of writing is inextricably linked to his Zen Buddhist practice.
-
1 month ago | 
tricycle.org | James Shaheen
Two of the most interesting artists I’ve had the good fortune to interview are the poet Arthur Sze, a National Book Award winner and Pulitzer Prize finalist, and the prolific translator and calligrapher Kazuaki Tanahashi, a young 90 when I caught up with him last year.
-
1 month ago | 
tricycle.org | James Shaheen
For poet and translator Arthur Sze, poetry offers a way to ask difficult questions without any expectation of an answer. “It helps us slow down, hear clearly, see deeply, and envision what matters most in our lives,” he told Tricycle in a 2020 interview.
-
2 months ago | 
tricycle.org | Susan Kaiser Greenland |Martin Aylward |James Shaheen
Our life seems to be composed of a near-constant series of choice points, which can bring about excitement and a sense of agency, or overwhelm, anxiety, and paralysis. This talk explores both how we can bring…
-
Mar 16, 2025 | 
tricycle.org | James Shaheen
When scholar Donald S. Lopez Jr. was approached by Yale University Press about publishing a single-volume history of Buddhism, he knew he would have to take an unconventional approach. “The big challenge is that there’s just so much,” he told Tricycle.
-
Mar 2, 2025 | 
tricycle.org | Valerie Mason-John |James Shaheen
Valerie (Vimalasara) Mason-John is a senior teacher in the Triratna Buddhist Community, and their work focuses on how Buddhist teachings can support a sustainable path to recovery. In their new book, First Aid Kit for the Mind: Breaking the Cycle of Habitual Behaviors, they lay out practical tools for uprooting harmful habits, building emotional resilience, and reconnecting with our bodies.
-
Feb 20, 2025 | 
tricycle.org | James Shaheen |Ada Limón
Poet Laureate Ada Limón talks with Tricycle about her firm belief in the power of poetry as an offering of loving-kindness to the world
-
Feb 16, 2025 | 
tricycle.org | James Shaheen |Jay L. Garfield
No-self is a core teaching across Buddhist traditions. Yet what does it look like to actually live without a self? In How to Lose Yourself: An Ancient Guide to Letting Go, scholars Jay L. Garfield, Maria Heim, and Robert H. Sharf present a series of accessible and engaging translations of key Buddhist texts on why we are selfless persons—and why this insight leads to greater freedom and compassion.
-
Feb 15, 2025 | 
tricycle.org | Vajra Chandrasekera |James Shaheen
Sri Lankan novelist Vajra Chandrasekera grew up reading the stories of Western literature as if they were science fiction. Now, as a writer, Chandrasekera views speculative fiction as an opportunity to depict different types of worlds than we typically inhabit—as well as different kinds of personhood.
