Tricycle Buddhist Magazine

Tricycle: The Buddhist Review is a quarterly magazine that operates independently and is open to all Buddhist traditions. It shares teachings, practices, and thoughtful critiques related to Buddhism. Often described as "a guiding light for Western Buddhists," the publication is known for its bold approach to questioning traditional views within Buddhist circles and beyond. It is located in New York City.

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Meet a Teacher: Ayya Soma

5 days ago | tricycle.org | Philip Ryan

For many Westerners, grappling with the concept of rebirth is an obstacle to Buddhist practice, but for the Italian-born monastic Ayya Soma, it had the opposite effect.
The Hill of the Buddha

5 days ago | tricycle.org | Sarah Fleming

When tasked with building a worship facility to surround the 1,500-ton stone Buddha that sits at the center of one of the largest cemeteries in Japan, architect Tadao Ando took an unconventional approach: “Let’s bury it!”Taking inspiration from the cave temples of Ajanta and Dunhuang, Ando designed an elaborate concrete structure to surround the Buddha at the heart of Sapporo’s Makomanai Takino Cemetery so that from a distance only the head is visible.
James Shaheen's Letter from the Editor: Words Matter

5 days 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.
Enchantment and Illusion

5 days ago | tricycle.org | Haley Barker

To explore Michela Martello’s art is to be absorbed into a world of sacred femininity. Layers of color on canvas create the backdrop for ethereal figures and animals, often posed in powerful yet playful forms. Some pieces depict spread-legged women locked in a tantric embrace. Others feature wrathful goddesses sporting multiple arms or an animal’s head.
The Edge of Language

5 days 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.
The Faces of a Northern Ireland Zen Center

2 weeks ago | tricycle.org | Bella Bromberg

Even with her eyes closed and body coiled into a half lotus, Diana Ní Ruanaidh instantly recognizes her peers from the Black Mountain Zen Centre—by their footsteps—when they enter a room.
The Practice of Council

2 weeks ago | tricycle.org | Philip Ryan

Jared Seide is the founder and executive director of the nonprofit Beyond Us & Them, which aims to use mindfulness practices, compassion-based communication exercises, and training in self-awareness, resilience, and self-regulation to help heal divisions between disparate communities. Tricycle’s executive editor, Phil Ryan, recently spoke with Seide about the group’s mission and the manifold benefits of council. What does Beyond Us & Them do, and how did it come about?
Buddhism and the Politics of Desire

3 weeks ago | tricycle.org | Tim Brinkhof

Slavoj Žižek doesn’t like how Buddhism is practiced in the West. For over two decades the Slovenian philosopher has accused Buddhist teachings of enabling complacency in capitalist societies. In his latest book, Against Progress, he takes it further, claiming that Buddhist ideas also undermine the possibility of radical political change. But is that a fair reading?
Buddhism for Beginners Archives

1 month 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…
Watching Ourselves in ‘The White Lotus’: Season 3

1 month ago | tricycle.org | Mike Gillis

The White Lotus’s third season begins with a literal invitation to mindfulness: A meditation instructor at a Thai hotel tells a new arrival: “Focus on your breathing. Inhale. Exhale.” Wind chimes sound. Gentle breezes flow. “Let us calm our chattering monkey minds. And find in the silence, what is timeless. Breathe in, and slowly breathe out.”But then gunshots ring out. Windows shatter. Everyone hits the deck.