'We think we know our own life, but what we know is only an edited version, colored by our emotions and narrow vision. How close can we come to the original draft?' - Gregg Krech

At Chozen-ji, a Rinzai temple in Honolulu, monastics learn the art of Kendo or Japanese fencing. Zen priest Cristina Moon talks about kiai energy, feeling like Beatrix Kiddo, and what “Warrior Zen” can teach us about confronting life’s many obstacles.
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Who are we talking about when we say “the Buddha”? While most scholars agree the Buddha was a real person who lived in ancient India, the term also refers to many other enlightened beings.
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Learn more about Buddhist basics below.
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'It is vital to cultivate a good motivation, for this will profoundly influence the nature of your practice.' - B. Alan Wallace

In this episode of Tricycle Talks, Tricycle’s editor-in-chief, James Shaheen, sits down with Michael O'Keefe to discuss his path to ordination in the Zen Peacemaker Order and his subsequent disillusionment with the order and its founder.
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'One wonders whether this chameleonic character of Buddhism to adapt itself to culturally predominant relationship customs may be at the root of the common prescription of monogamy by Buddhist teachers in the West.' —Jorge N. Ferrer bit.ly/3SbX5FQ

Is it within your power to aid every being in their journey towards recognizing their true essence?

That is the essence of what they term as 'aspiration bodhicitta.'

Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

“The more we learn, the more we realize how much we still don’t know.” —Vanessa R. Sasson #DailyDharma
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'Admirable people have four qualities: They’re virtuous, generous, wise, and believe in the principle that skillful qualities should be developed and unskillful qualities abandoned.' - Thanissaro Bhikkhu

The Avalokiteshvara Drupchen is a nine-day immersive ceremony where Nyingma practitioners perform rituals to embody and venerate the bodhisattva of compassion. To learn more, Tricycle talked with Drukpa nun and cham master Lopön Jigme Tingdzin Zangmo.
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There’s still time to watch our Film Club pick for May! “Crows Are White” directed by Ahsen Nadeem is an exploration of truth, faith, and love through the story of a filmmaker and a monk

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'Our true nature is like the infinite sky, unmarked by whatever drama temporarily appears in its vast space.' - Kittisaro

A reflection on our imaginative capacities to reach a fuller understanding of the “reality” of experience.
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'Early on in our practice or when we’re faced with difficult, new challenges, a lack of healthy boundaries can lead to our compassion being blown away before it’s had a chance to take root.' —Lorne Ladner bit.ly/48Rctx0

People often grapple with self-identity.

Amidst life's cacophony, an inner voice constantly murmurs, becoming glaringly audible when one attempts to meditate.

Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo

“Taking happiness and suffering as the path requires the noblest aspiration, a kind and courageous heart, and skillfully developed endurance.” —Chakung Jigme Wangdrak #DailyDharma
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'Crucial to the process of Nonviolent Communication is learning to listen empathically and to strategize ways to meet others’ needs as well as our own.' - Katy Butler

“The Buddha understood that body and mind are not separate but one, and meditating while sitting is an expression of nondualism.” —Reverend Miki Nakura
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'In meditation, we are invited to not judge what’s going on for us, but rather to be in relationship with whatever is happening with a sense of kindness and commitment.' - Sebene Selassie

'the worst thing I could do is be fake or do anything disingenuous...I wanted to attract my tribe and scare away the people that don’t have the ability to focus or that would be annoyed.' — Miguel A.-F.
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