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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Buddhism and the Politics of Desire

6 days 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 week 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 week 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.
The Fool and Old Age

3 weeks ago | tricycle.org | Gil Fronsdal

The FoolNight is long for one lying awake. Seven miles is long for one exhausted. Samsara is long for fools Ignorant of true Dharma. If, while on your way, You meet no one your equal or better,Steadily continue on your way alone. There is no fellowship with fools. A fool suffers, thinking, “I have children! I have wealth!”One’s self is not even one’s own. How then are children? How then is wealth?
Breathing Light

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.
Do Good Now

4 weeks ago | tricycle.org | Haley Barker

Whatever goodness we’re capable of doing, we should do now, when we have the opportunity, because the opportunity won’t always be there.
Trusting in Awareness

4 weeks ago | tricycle.org | Haley Barker

Awareness embraces the feeling of excitement or sadness, but it does not get excited or sad. So it’s a matter of learning to trust in that awareness rather than just endlessly struggling with whatever feelings might be arising.
Mindfulness in Schools Put to the Test

4 weeks ago | tricycle.org | Emma Varvaloucas

Tricycle is pleased to offer the Tricycle Talks podcast for free. If you would like to support this offering, please consider donating. Thank you! Emma Varvaloucas is the executive director of the Progress Network, a nonprofit media organization that aims to take a constructive approach to solving some of our most intractable problems.
On Meditation and Voice Acting

1 month ago | tricycle.org | Philip Ryan |Thich Nhat Hanh

Few voice actors have as decorated a résumé as Edoardo Ballerini. With early live roles on The Sopranos and Law & Order, the Italian-American actor eventually made his way into the world of audiobook publishing in 2007, when he recorded his first book, Machiavelli’s The Prince, as a favor for a friend who was starting a new studio. Since then, Ballerini has won multiple awards for his silky narration skills, including the Audio Publishers Association’s Best Male Narrator Audie Award in 2013.
The Rise and Fall of the Dharma

1 month ago | 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.