
Tricycle Talks
Tricycle Talks: Listen to Buddhist teachers, writers, and thinkers on life's big questions. Hosted by James Shaheen, editor in chief of Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, the leading Buddhist magazine in the West. Life As It Is: Join James Shaheen with co-host Sharon Salzberg and learn how to bring Budd
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Religion & Spirituality
How to Lose Yourself with Jay Garfield
No-self is a core teaching across Buddhist tradition...
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Feb 12 2025 59m
Chapter 1 5 mins
Losing YourselfChapter 2 8 mins
Reframing the Illusion of SelfChapter 3 8 mins
InterdependenceChapter 4 9 mins
The Two Truths of BuddhismChapter 5 7 mins
ChandrakirtiChapter 6 15 mins
Chandrakirti's Realistic Illusion and Self
Learning from Silence with Pico Iyer
After his family home burned down in a California wi...
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Jan 22 2025 52m
Chapter 1 12 mins
In Search of Silence and TruthChapter 2 6 mins
Journey to Inner Silence and AwarenessChapter 3 11 mins
Discovering Silence's Transformative PowerChapter 4 11 mins
Silent Bonds and Communal TrustChapter 5 5 mins
Discovering Wisdom in Silence and LoveChapter 6 4 mins
The Longing for Monastic Life
Embracing Our Limitations and Making Time for What Counts
Oliver Burkeman is an author and journalist based in...
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Jan 15 2025 48m
Chapter 1 8 mins
Embracing ImperfectionChapter 2 6 mins
Liberation of DefeatChapter 3 6 mins
Living ActionChapter 4 7 mins
Letting Go of Control and EffortChapter 5 3 mins
Embracing the Ease of LifeChapter 6 11 mins
Embracing the Transience of Life
Everything Is Buddha with Noelle Oxenhandler
Noelle Oxenhandler is a writer and longtime Tricycle...
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Dec 18 2024 50m
Chapter 1 5 mins
Letting Go of Belongings With MeaningChapter 2 17 mins
Honoring Objects Through Letting GoChapter 3 4 mins
Embracing Imperfection and Loose EndsChapter 4 18 mins
Embracing Objects as Buddha
Finding Joy in Everything We Do with Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche
Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche is a Tibetan Buddhist teach...
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Dec 11 2024 48m
Chapter 1 5 mins
The Power of DiligenceChapter 2 18 mins
Rediscovering Joy and Overcoming LazinessChapter 3 12 mins
Cultivating Diligence Through Practice and CompassionChapter 4 7 mins
Cultivating Joy Through Relaxation and Mindfulness
Saraha, Poet of Blissful Awareness with Roger R. Jackson
When Roger R. Jackson was an undergraduate at Wesley...
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Nov 27 2024 1h 9m
Chapter 1 13 mins
SarahaChapter 2 8 mins
Exploring Saraha's Literary LegacyChapter 3 11 mins
Saraha's Many Guises and WritingsChapter 4 6 mins
Saraha's Radical Buddhist CritiqueChapter 5 15 mins
Exploring Saraha's Tantric ContextChapter 6 10 mins
Dissecting Saraha's Teachings and Practices
How to Grieve What We've Lost with Sameet Kumar
Sameet Kumar is a clinical psychologist at the Memor...
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Nov 20 2024 55m
Chapter 1 11 mins
Navigating Grief and Loss With MindfulnessChapter 2 13 mins
Embracing Loss as a TeacherChapter 3 6 mins
Navigating Grief Through Nature and AcceptanceChapter 4 7 mins
Navigating Grief and Rebuilding Future SelfChapter 5 12 mins
Navigating Grief Through Connection and Support
Abortion and Buddhist Ethics
When journalist Katy Butler first committed to the B...
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Nov 13 2024 44m
Chapter 1 12 mins
Buddhist Ethics and AbortionChapter 2 7 mins
Sacred Complexity of Abortion in EthicsChapter 3 6 mins
Women's Voices in Buddhist EthicsChapter 4 17 mins
Ethics of Abortion and Motherhood
Picking Up the Pieces in a Postapocalyptic World with Vajra Chandrasekera
Vajra Chandrasekera is a novelist based in Colombo, ...
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Oct 23 2024 55m
Chapter 1 5 mins
RakesfallChapter 2 7 mins
Exploring Speculative Fiction and MythologyChapter 3 10 mins
Haunted Identities and Violent BuddhismChapter 4 10 mins
Cycle of Reincarnation and RitualsChapter 5 7 mins
Cycles of Ritual and MemoryChapter 6 8 mins
Apocalypse, Audience, and Buddhism
A Safe Place to Fall Apart with BJ Miller
When BJ Miller was a sophomore in college, he climbe...
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Oct 16 2024 54m
Chapter 1 3 mins
Transforming Perspectives on Death and LifeChapter 2 9 mins
Transforming Perspectives Through Art and DisabilityChapter 3 10 mins
Navigating Shame, Accepting Help, and SufferingChapter 4 12 mins
Deepening Understanding of Death and SufferingChapter 5 13 mins
Transformative Power of Words and Death
Becoming Thay with Adrienne Minh-Châu Lê
Thich Nhat Hanh was one of the most influential figu...
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Oct 9 2024 43m
Chapter 1 4 mins
Thich Nhat Hanh's Background and InfluenceChapter 2 13 mins
Buddhism and Vietnamese NationalismChapter 3 9 mins
Thich Nhat Hanh's Multifaceted InfluenceChapter 4 3 mins
Exile's Impact on Thich Nhat HanhChapter 5 7 mins
Thich Nhat Hanh's Return to Vietnam
A Meditator's Guide to Buddhism with Cortland Dahl
Cortland Dahl is a Buddhist scholar, translator, med...
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Sep 25 2024 1h 20m
Chapter 1 13 mins
Exploring Buddhism Through MeditationChapter 2 1 min
Uncovering the Truth of Self
Breaking Bias with Anu Gupta
Anu Gupta is an educator, lawyer, research scientist...
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Sep 18 2024 49m
Chapter 1 10 mins
Breaking BiasChapter 2 15 mins
Unearthing Bias Through MindfulnessChapter 3 8 mins
Exploring Bias and Unlearning HabitsChapter 4 15 mins
Embracing Compassion in Breaking Bias
I'm Mindful, Now What? with Andrew Holecek
Mindfulness has become ubiquitous as a practice. Yet...
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Sep 11 2024 1h 10m
Chapter 1 4 mins
Beyond MindfulnessChapter 2 13 mins
The Essence of Meditation TrainingChapter 3 11 mins
Discovering Embodied Wisdom Beyond MindfulnessChapter 4 6 mins
Transcending Mindfulness Through Open AwarenessChapter 5 9 mins
Transformative Practice of Reverse MeditationChapter 6 6 mins
Exploring Nocturnal MeditationsChapter 7 12 mins
Exploring Bardo Yoga and Dream States
US Poet Laureate Ada Limón on Returning to Wonder
Ada Limón is the 24th Poet Laureate of The United St...
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Aug 28 2024 59m
Chapter 1 16 mins
OfferingsChapter 2 6 mins
Connection to Nature and CommunityChapter 3 8 mins
Presence in Nature and PoetryChapter 4 8 mins
Exploring Poetry's Role in CrisisChapter 5 6 mins
Writing Poetry in Nature InstallationsChapter 6 9 mins
Mindfulness, Poetry, and Ritual
'There Is No Enemy' with George Mumford
It can be so easy to get trapped in feelings of jeal...
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Aug 21 2024 58m
Chapter 1 10 mins
Living in the MomentChapter 2 4 mins
Embracing Growth Through AdversityChapter 3 5 mins
Navigating Life Through Mindful ExplorationChapter 4 6 mins
Cultivating Sympathetic Joy in CompetitionChapter 5 9 mins
Champion ConversationsChapter 6 6 mins
Practicing Consciousness and CompassionChapter 7 4 mins
Transforming Relationships Through Mindful CommunicationChapter 8 6 mins
Impact of Kindness
Transforming Grief into Wisdom with Sister Dang Nghiem
Born in Central Vietnam at the height of the Vietnam...
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Aug 14 2024 57m
Chapter 1 5 mins
Transforming Trauma Through PoetryChapter 2 15 mins
Exploring Healing Through Poetry and SpiritualityChapter 3 21 mins
The Transformative Power of MindfulnessChapter 4 9 mins
Transforming Daily Life Through Mindfulness
Practical Tools for Uprooting Anger with Thubten Chodron
In tumultuous times, it can be easy to turn to anger...
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Jul 24 2024 49m
Chapter 1 13 mins
Transforming Anger Through Buddhist WisdomChapter 2 9 mins
Understanding Anger and Embracing RealityChapter 3 8 mins
Transforming AngerChapter 4 12 mins
Cultivating Compassion to Transform Anger
Everyday Enlightenment with Susan Kaiser Greenland
Enlightenment can often sound like an unattainable g...
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Jul 17 2024 50m
Chapter 1 11 mins
Enlightenment Interview With Susan GreenlandChapter 2 5 mins
Letting Go for Inner FreedomChapter 3 15 mins
Rediscovering Inner Treasure Through MeditationChapter 4 12 mins
Balancing Awareness and Action in Meditation
Already Free with Bruce Tift
Bruce Tift is a psychotherapist and longtime practit...
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Jul 10 2024 51m
Chapter 1 11 mins
Freedom and Self-ExplorationChapter 2 11 mins
Transcending Self-Division Through AwarenessChapter 3 14 mins
Navigating Anxiety and Self-ImprovementChapter 4 8 mins
Understanding Openness and Freedom in Practice
Warrior Zen with Cristina Moon
At the age of 25, Cristina Moon sat her first ten-da...
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Jun 26 2024 58m
Chapter 1 15 mins
Three Years on the Great MountainChapter 2 4 mins
Navigating Intensity and Urgency in PracticeChapter 3 11 mins
Discovering the Hojo Sword FormChapter 4 6 mins
Training, Lineage, and Self-AwarenessChapter 5 7 mins
Embracing Challenges Through Training and OrdinationChapter 6 7 mins
Exploring Zen Priest Training and Practice
Weathering the Eight Worldly Winds with Ethan Nichtern
In the midst of constant change, it can be easy to f...
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Jun 19 2024 48m
Chapter 1 8 mins
Navigating Life's Eight Worldly WindsChapter 2 11 mins
Hope, Fear, Pleasure, and PainChapter 3 13 mins
Navigating Praise and CriticismChapter 4 14 mins
Embracing Failure and Building Confidence
Awakening in Every Moment with Kazuaki Tanahashi
Kazuaki Tanahashi is an artist, translator, calligra...
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Jun 12 2024 37m
Chapter 1 19 mins
Exploring Awakening Through Art and ActivismChapter 2 18 mins
Zen Gardens and Awakening in Art
Why Actor Michael O’Keefe Renounced His Buddhist Vows
Michael O’Keefe is an actor, poet, and lyricist—and ...
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May 22 2024 48m
Chapter 1 5 mins
Zen Priesthood and Acting ConnectionChapter 2 8 mins
Bertie Glassman and Maizumi RoshiChapter 3 4 mins
Michael O'Keefe's Zen JourneyChapter 4 8 mins
Abandoning Zen Practice and Switching TraditionsChapter 5 4 mins
Impact of Maezumi Roshi's DeathChapter 6 3 mins
Reflections on Zen Priesthood and ParenthoodChapter 7 7 mins
Navigating Disillusionment and Transformative Change
Calling on Our Ancestors with Kaira Jewel Lingo
When she was just 11 years old, Kaira Jewel Lingo al...
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May 15 2024 54m
Chapter 1 4 mins
Honoring Ancestors Through MindfulnessChapter 2 10 mins
Exploring Buddhist Philosophy and Monastic LifeChapter 3 8 mins
Building BIPOC Buddhist Communities With JoyChapter 4 11 mins
Transforming Trauma Through Mindfulness and JoyChapter 5 13 mins
Building Self-Care Through Spiritual Practices