“Everybody complains that they’re so busy they haven’t got any time. But why are they so busy? It’s only their illusions that keep them busy. A person who practices zazen has time. When you practice zazen, you have more time than anyone else in the world.” —Kodo Sawaki Roshi

"Buddhism also offers a skillful means for relieving feelings of outrage, by shifting the perspective from how outraged one feels to the question of who feels outraged." —Mark Epstein bit.ly/47Mlo1B

The Buddha uses the analogy of two arrows to explore the complexities of the human mind. With Ruth King

What did the Buddha mean by suffering? The Pali word dukkha, usually translated as “suffering,” has a more subtle range of meanings. It’s sometimes described metaphorically as a wheel that is off its axle. Learn more below! bit.ly/4biUf9G

"The practice of patience could not exist without there being people who do us harm. How, then, can we call such people obstacles to our practice? We can hardly call a beggar an obstacle to generosity." - The Dalai Lama

In Chapter Nine of the Lotus Sutra, the Buddha extols the paramount importance of courage and tenacity. tricycle.org/article/remain…

"Effortless mindfulness empowers us with the natural capability to be with our thoughts and emotions, without obsessive monitoring." - Loch Kelly

“Literature models a truth of spiritual life: that there are moments we come to when our thinking is suspended, and when an old knowing has been dropped and the attachment to a new knowing has not yet arisen.” — Henry Shukman #DailyDharma mailchi.mp/tricycle/daily…

"In the midst of a life with its 'ten thousand joys and sorrows,' we can simply attend to how we are present just now. Allow the body to come to stillness and the mind to settle, attending to the life of this moment, however it is." —Christina Feldman bit.ly/49isNY2

Reflecting on the Buddha's teachings, it's clear that the Dharma is deeply relational, rooted in the human experience. With Gregory Kramer Gregory Kramer

Tuscon has a vibrant religious history, including a syncretic blend of longstanding native beliefs and Catholicism brought by Jesuit missionaries. In the 19th century, Buddhism arrived with immigrants looking for work at the crossroads of the Old West. tricycle.org/magazine/buddh…

"Between indulgence and renunciation, something magical begins to happen, a new attitude and new attention toward the body appears—a searching awareness, without agenda, to see what is." - Stuart Smithers

Searching for the dharma in a literary “cabinet of curiosities,” writer and translator Nathaniel Gallant reviews Tatsuhiko Shibusawa’s Buddhist fantasy epic, Takaoka’s Travels. tricycle.org/article/journe…

"The sitting posture itself can be a kind of crucible for burning off the tensions and restrictions to body and breath that all too often keep us lost in thought and unaware of feeling presence." - Will Johnson

“You could think of the mind as a field: Whatever you do and think—all of the actions that will lead to happiness or suffering—are like seeds or imprints that you plant in it. When conditions are ripe, a seed will sprout into an experience.” —Trinlay Tulku Rinpoche #DailyDharma

How not to despair: a practical guide. bit.ly/3SR4Xgp

In a world full of unpredictability and inconsistency, it's easy to fall into mistrust. With Dawa Tarchin Phillips

Of the five hindrances, the fifth, doubt (vicikiccha), is the most pernicious because it can cause us to step off the path altogether. tricycle.org/magazine/five-…

"Our minds, not our hearing organs, make the distinction between sound and silence. But if you practice listening until you no longer make distinctions, you develop a power that is liberating." - Dharma Master Hsin Tao

Earlier this summer, Aakash Odedra premiered his latest dance production, “Samsara,” a work that draws from core Buddhist ideas and imagery in an account of the historical pilgrimage of a 7th-century monk who traveled westward from China to Central Asia and India. Tricycle