Justin von Bujdoss

3 weeks ago | tricycle.org | Philip Ryan |Justin von Bujdoss

When American artist Joe Ramirez visited the Tricycle offices in May 2024, he came slinging a messenger bag across his shoulder bearing several items related to his most recent project, a sort of magnum opus of his life as an artist thus far. The contents of the bag included an assortment of prints, a few booklets, a MacBook Air, and a carefully protected golden disc, delicately wrapped in black felt cloth.

Aug 15, 2024 | tricycle.org | Brandon Holmes |Justin von Bujdoss

Every few months, American Buddhist teacher Justin von Bujdoss wakes before sunrise to prepare for a journey north from his home in Brooklyn.

Dec 19, 2023 | tricycle.org | Justin von Bujdoss

The phone calls often came in the middle of the night. It didn’t matter where I was, or even whether I was on vacation or away at a conference—I always had to respond. This sense of uncertainty—the profoundly real understanding that at any moment anything would be asked of me—was an inherent part of my work. When that call would come, and it always did, I would get up, make the relevant notes, get dressed, and head to where I was needed. Often, I was the first person alerted to crisis situations.

Jul 29, 2023 | tricycle.org | Justin von Bujdoss

“People will do anything, no matter how absurd, in order to avoid facing their souls. One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.” –Carl JungAfter forty-nine days of retreat in complete darkness, I let in the nighttime by carefully removing the light-block- ing panels on a couple of windows. We usually don’t experience total darkness in our everyday lives, and I quickly noticed A the pouring in of the 3 a.m. light.