Brief Teachings
Select wisdom from sources old and new
Dogen
Fifty, Not Forty-nine
Why one Zen practitioner counts Omar Mateen among the dead.
Actualizing the Fundamental Point
"To study the self is to forget the self."
Non-lying
The fourth Zen precept
MeditationMagazine | Dharma Talk
Uselessness
The koan of just sitting
The Heart of Buddhist Practice
The heart of this teaching is zazen, or meditation in a sitting posture, from which all understanding derives. This, in case you were wondering why we called our first Tricycle Community offering “The Big Sit.” The…
Spirit in Sport
When hungry, eat; when tired, sleep. — Zen Proverb They throw the ball, I hit it. They hit the ball, I catch it. — Willie Mays Years ago, I sat on the floor across a…
Washing Out Emptiness
In our own impermanent bodies, we face our deepest fears and aversions. Drawing on Dogen's writings and her personal experience as a nurse, Sallie Tisdale challenges us not to look away, but to practice in this…
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Special Section
The Wisdom Of Frogs
Clark Strand discovers bodhisattvas in his own backyard.
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