Congrats to Martin Scorsese & team on opening day of The Irishman! #NYFF

"We see what we believe" is a common trope in the films of errolmorris -- for those going to #AmericanDharma this weekend Film Forum, here's a primer on what NOT to believe when entering the film: filmmakermagazine.com/106412-five-mi… via Filmmaker Magazine

“November always seemed to me the Norway of the year” — Emily Dickinson. (Essay on her unusual manuscript forms, which included sweet wrappers and concert programmes, here: buff.ly/2zk3Ifz)

“There is a widespread attitude among Buddhists, especially Western Buddhists, that politics is an arena to be avoided as if it were a toxic pit … But in the face of today’s multiple crises, we can’t turn away.” —Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi tricy.cl/37pz1pT

Did you know that Buddhism did not make its way to Tibet until over a thousand years after the Buddha’s death? tricy.cl/3fweFOM

“The Buddha told us to see the way things are and then let go of our clinging to them. Take this feeling of letting go as your refuge.” buff.ly/2AtZlU0

Today at 2pm! SING ME A SONG filmmaker Thomas Balmès is joined for a virtual Q&A by Dr. Michael Rich of Harvard University - part of Coolidge Corner Theatre's Science on Screen series. buff.ly/2JP9fUK

Valerie Mason-John, author of Detox Your Heart: Meditations for Emotional Healing, shares a meditation for cultivating a positive relationship with yourself, and, by extension, the world buff.ly/37vpkI2

Meditation, if correctly wielded, is not about shoving desire to the side. It’s about learning to live with and learn from desire. #DailyDharma tricy.cl/3qLdTnw

Longtime friends Martin Scorsese and Fran Lebowitz filmed some of their brilliant new series, PRETEND IT’S A CITY, in our offices above the theater. You can spy our Film Forum calendars pinned up in the background – can you make out any of the programming?

What’s your favorite line from a Buddhist poem? Let us know! Your answer may be featured in a future issue of Tricycle. tricy.cl/3pYiP73

Emptiness does not mean that things don’t exist, nor does “no self” mean that we don’t exist. Emptiness refers to the underlying nonseparation of life and the fertile ground of energy that gives rise to all forms of life. #DailyDharma tricy.cl/39fNO8b

In Buddhist iconography, compassion is embodied in the bodhisattva Kuan Yin, who is said to manifest wherever beings need help. By putting others first, we loosen the bonds of our self-fixation, and in doing so, inch closer to our own liberation. buff.ly/39zXKt9

“What we call "I" is just a swinging door which moves when we inhale and when we exhale.” Shunryu Suzuki

Parallax is having a weekend sale to celebrate Martin Luther King's birthday! Want to learn more on racial justice, or how to fight in nonviolent ways? Check out details on our website: parallax.org/product-catego… #MLK #MLKDay #nonviolence

"As a young, female Zen priest I am keenly aware of how self-doubt and wisdom can comingle." Gesshin Greenwood struggles to find the line between humility and self-criticism. buff.ly/3bIaErC

Kongtrul’s works have deeply influenced modern Kagyu and Nyingma thought and practice, and The Treasury of Knowledge is the most influential of all. buff.ly/3wuopS9

“Unless we can recognize and sustain the continuity of original wakefulness, deluded experience will not end,” says Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche. “It is the most important point of all.” buff.ly/3hHI9O2

In the direct, insightful style for which he is known, Bhante Henepola Gunaratana teaches the meditation technique known as #Vipassana and explains why only meditation addresses the human condition. buff.ly/3f70p1z

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