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Tricycle Talks

Tricycle Talks

131 Episodes • By Tricycle: The Buddhist Review • tricycle.org/podcast
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 ...more
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Facing Injustice with Joy with Dr. Kamilah Majied
Dr. Kamilah Majied is a mental health therapist, cli... more
Apr 24 2024 1h
The Relationship Between Suffering and Joy
Chapter 1 5 mins
Joy and Justice in Liberation
Chapter 2 16 mins
Buddhism and Joyful Social Justice
Chapter 3 12 mins
The Joy of Suffering and Service
Chapter 4 6 mins
Strategy, Enlightenment, and Fierce Compassion
Chapter 5 14 mins
Fierce Compassion and Discomfort
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Transmuting Generational Grief with Jungwon Kim
In the face of global crises and catastrophes, how c... more
Apr 17 2024 56m
Building Solidarity Through Understanding Han
Chapter 1 5 mins
Joy, Justice, and Spiritual Practice
Chapter 2 12 mins
Engaged Buddhism and Spiritual Activism
Chapter 3 6 mins
Navigating Inherited Grief and Rage
Chapter 4 7 mins
Building Solidarity Through Joy and Resilience
Chapter 5 10 mins
Narratives of Sorrow and Joy
Chapter 6 7 mins
Community-Led Activism and Spiritual Practices
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Pulitzer Prize Finalist Arthur Sze on Translating Loss and Renewal
Unlike many contemporary American poets, Arthur Sze ... more
Apr 10 2024 1h
Translating Poems of Spiritual Beauty
Chapter 1 4 mins
Translation and Cultural Exchange Through Poetry
Chapter 2 6 mins
Translation as Transformation and Loss
Chapter 3 16 mins
Traditional Chinese Poetry and Influence
Chapter 4 11 mins
Exploring Wen Yitua's Poetic Mastery
Chapter 5 6 mins
Translation and Chinese Poetry Influences
Chapter 6 8 mins
Cross-Cultural Poetry Translation Impact
Chapter 7 39 sec
"Supporting Tricycle Podcasts for Buddhist Teachings"
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Awakening to What We Already Are with Gaylon Ferguson
Gaylon Ferguson is an acharya, or senior teacher, in... more
Mar 27 2024 1h 1m
Discovering the Middle Path
Chapter 1 13 mins
Welcoming Beginner's Mind in Buddhism
Chapter 2 3 mins
The Spiritual Journey of Seeking
Chapter 3 11 mins
The Path to Awakening Through Dissatisfaction
Chapter 4 9 mins
Lost and Found in Awakening
Chapter 5 6 mins
Exploring Taming, Control, and Surrender
Chapter 6 11 mins
The Ten Stages of Buddhist Enlightenment
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A Call for the Full Ordination of Women with Karma Lekshe Tsomo
Karma Lekshe Tsomo came to Buddhism because of a typ... more
Mar 20 2024 55m
Trailblazing Women in Buddhist Ordination
Chapter 1 9 mins
Women in Buddhism
Chapter 2 6 mins
Empowering Women in Buddhist Education
Chapter 3 9 mins
Empowering Women in Buddhism
Chapter 4 9 mins
Buddhist Women's Role and Challenges
Chapter 5 7 mins
Women's Ordination Movement in Buddhism
Chapter 6 7 mins
Women's Stories and Buddhist Nuns
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Living Between Worlds with Amy Yee
In March 2008, journalist Amy Yee was assigned to co... more
Mar 13 2024 46m
Humor as Resistance and Survival
Chapter 1 13 mins
Journey of Tibetan Refugees
Chapter 2 12 mins
Cultural Identity in Tibetan Communities
Chapter 3 6 mins
Resilience in Tibetan Communities
Chapter 4 13 mins
Ordinary Tibetans in Exile
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A Guide for When Things Don't Go Your Way with Haemin Sunim
Haemin Sunim is a Korean Zen monk based in Seoul, wh... more
Feb 28 2024 50m
The Power of Gratitude and Peace
Chapter 1 11 mins
Acceptance and Finding Happiness Amidst Challenges
Chapter 2 7 mins
Cultivating Trust and Faith in Universe
Chapter 3 11 mins
Cultivating Sustainable Happiness
Chapter 4 14 mins
Exploring Authenticity and Mindfulness
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What Makes a Good Life with Seth Segall
What does it mean to live an ethical life? And how c... more
Feb 14 2024 51m
Understanding Enlightenment and Its Application
Chapter 1 3 mins
Ethics and Pluralism in Modern Society
Chapter 2 5 mins
Defining Human Flourishing and Virtue Ethics
Chapter 3 8 mins
Virtues in Buddhism and Aristotle
Chapter 4 13 mins
Enlightenment, Ethics, and Interconnectedness
Chapter 5 7 mins
Self-Restraint and Practical Wisdom Power
Chapter 6 12 mins
Exploring Philosophical Wisdom and Virtues
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The Zen Way of Recovery with Laura Burges
Laura Burges is a lay-entrusted teacher in the Soto ... more
Jan 24 2024 51m
Discovering Buddhism
Chapter 1 15 mins
The Zen Way of Recovery
Chapter 2 8 mins
Freedom, Addiction, and Buddhist Practice
Chapter 3 10 mins
The Power of Sharing and Recovery
Chapter 4 5 mins
Forgiveness and Laughter in Recovery
Chapter 5 10 mins
Exploring Shame, Recovery, and Self-Awareness
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Revisiting Radical Acceptance with Tara Brach
It can be so easy to feel like we’re not enough or t... more
Jan 10 2024 59m
Radical Acceptance and the RAIN Practice
Chapter 1 8 mins
Radical Acceptance
Chapter 2 14 mins
Radical Acceptance and Breaking Unworthiness Trance
Chapter 3 3 mins
Fear and Shame
Chapter 4 15 mins
Taking Refuge
Chapter 5 3 mins
Using RAIN to Overcome Negative Self-Judgment
Chapter 6 11 mins
After the Rain
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Restoring Dignity at the End of Life
Sunita Puri is a writer, a palliative medicine physi... more
Dec 20 2023 1h 3m
Conditioning and Confronting Suffering
Chapter 1 10 mins
Unlearning Assumptions in Palliative Care
Chapter 2 6 mins
Approaching Difficult Conversations About Death
Chapter 3 5 mins
The Role of Language in Medicine
Chapter 4 9 mins
Observation and Unlearning in Medicine
Chapter 5 14 mins
Contemplative Practices and Perspectives on Death
Chapter 6 16 mins
Exploring Vulnerability and Impermanence
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How the First Buddhist Women Became Free
After the Buddha’s enlightenment, his aunt and adopt... more
Dec 6 2023 54m
The Power of Stories in Buddhism
Chapter 1 9 mins
The Gathering
Chapter 2 4 mins
Women in Buddhist Monastic Communities
Chapter 3 13 mins
Negotiating Freedom and Liberation in Buddhism
Chapter 4 7 mins
Renunciation and the Messiness of Community
Chapter 5 9 mins
Myth and Stories in Buddhism
Chapter 6 9 mins
Beauty and Joy in Buddhist Literature
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Meeting Crisis with Compassion with Oren Jay Sofer
What is the role of contemplative practice in times ... more
Nov 22 2023 51m
Importance of Rest, Define It
Chapter 1 4 mins
Exploring Heart-Centered Practices for Crisis Response
Chapter 2 14 mins
Cultivating Qualities for Social Change
Chapter 3 16 mins
Aspiration, Energy, and Patience
Chapter 4 14 mins
Devotion, Renunciation, and Curiosity in Practice
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Becoming the New Saints with Lama Rod Owens
Lama Rod Owens is an author, activist, and authorize... more
Nov 8 2023 1h 1m
Sweet Liberations and Embodying Energy
Chapter 1 5 mins
Inner Agency and the New Saints
Chapter 2 6 mins
Spiritual Warfare and the New Saint
Chapter 3 6 mins
Concepts of Goodness, Freedom, Liberation
Chapter 4 9 mins
Levels of Freedom and Spiritual Loneliness
Chapter 5 7 mins
Awakened Care and Fierceness in Liberation
Chapter 6 6 mins
Awakening Care, Love, Joy, and Beauty
Chapter 7 12 mins
Embracing Beauty, Yearning, and Prayer
Chapter 8 5 mins
Devotion and Conflict in Spiritual Practice
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How to Save Time (By Doing Nothing)
In her first book, How to Do Nothing, writer and art... more
Oct 25 2023 48m
Spiritual Dimensions of Burnout and Grief
Chapter 1 8 mins
Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock
Chapter 2 11 mins
Unfreezing Time and Observing Change
Chapter 3 7 mins
Nostalgia, Climate Grief, and Burnout
Chapter 4 3 mins
Connecting and Surrendering to Tiredness
Chapter 5 4 mins
Discovering the Illusion of the Self
Chapter 6 5 mins
Exploring Context, Identity, and Love
Chapter 7 7 mins
Exploring Moments of Love and Attention
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Actor Michael Imperioli on Patience, Practice, and Liberation
Michael Imperioli has a knack for playing mobsters a... more
Oct 11 2023 40m
Negative Emotions in Spiritual Practice
Chapter 1 13 mins
Michael Imperioli on Buddhism and Meditation
Chapter 2 8 mins
Dissatisfaction and the Bodhisattva Vow
Chapter 3 10 mins
Buddhism's Influence on Art and Performance
Chapter 4 7 mins
Teaching Meditation During the Pandemic
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Attending to the Fullness of Life
In 2016, poet Ross Gay set out to document a delight... more
Sep 27 2023 41m
Happiness vs Joy and Delight
Chapter 1 10 mins
Exploring Delight and Its Impact
Chapter 2 12 mins
Exploring Wonder, Delight, and Joy
Chapter 3 12 mins
Faith, Delight, and the Human Experience
Chapter 4 5 mins
Delighting in Everyday Moments
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“Don’t Despair of This Falling World”
When poet Jane Hirshfield first arrived at Tassajara... more
Sep 13 2023 51m
The Ripple Effect of Poetry
Chapter 1 6 mins
The Asking
Chapter 2 1 min
The Power of Poetry
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A Different Kind of Healing with Anthony Back
As a young oncologist, Anthony Back turned to Buddhi... more
Aug 30 2023 44m
Chapter 1 5 mins
Buddhism and Medicine
Chapter 2 9 mins
Patterns in Illness and Palliative Care
Chapter 3 8 mins
Mindfulness and Moral Injury in Care
Chapter 4 4 mins
Care Shifts and Buddhist Practice Relationship
Chapter 5 6 mins
Understanding Burnout and Psilocybin Therapy
Chapter 6 8 mins
Value of Psychedelics and Reciprocity
Chapter 7 46 sec
Thank You and Closing Remarks
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Being Human and a Buddha Too with Anne C. Klein
When Anne C. Klein (Rigzin Drolma) first read that e... more
Aug 9 2023 47m
Understanding the Wholeness of Experience
Chapter 1 16 mins
Being Human and Buddhas
Chapter 2 4 mins
Ordinary vs Awakened
Chapter 3 3 mins
Understanding Our Humanness and Awakening
Chapter 4 16 mins
Sufi Teachings on Human Awakening
Chapter 5 6 mins
Importance of Surrender in Tibetan Practice
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From Despair to Possibility with Rebecca Solnit
These days, with catastrophe after catastrophe, it c... more
Jul 26 2023 1h
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Writing in the Bardo with Tenzin Dickie
When Tenzin Dickie was growing up in exile in India,... more
Jul 12 2023 42m
Exile and Identity in Tibetan Literature
Chapter 1 14 mins
The Power of Truth
Chapter 2 15 mins
Tibetan Literature and Identity Recovery
Chapter 3 12 mins
Tibetan Literature
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Listening Fearlessly with Meredith Monk
For the past sixty years, composer and interdiscipli... more
Jun 28 2023 43m
Joy of Teaching and Art
Chapter 1 8 mins
Art and Buddhism With Meredith Monk
Chapter 2 4 mins
Exploring Cellular Songs and AndresNet
Chapter 3 12 mins
The Artistic Process
Chapter 4 7 mins
Transformative Process in Art and Buddhism
Chapter 5 9 mins
Fostering Community and Connection Through Art
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When the Baptists Came to Burma with Alex Kaloyanides
In July 1813, a young American couple from Boston ar... more
Jun 14 2023 45m
The Power of Ritual in Buddhism
Chapter 1 11 mins
Religious Change in Last Buddhist Kingdom
Chapter 2 7 mins
Religious Material Culture in Burma
Chapter 3 7 mins
Sacred Objects in Religion
Chapter 4 11 mins
Religious Objects
Chapter 5 7 mins
Religion and Material Culture in Burma
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Casting Indra's Net with Pamela Ayo Yetunde
Pamela Ayo Yetunde has worked as an activist, lay Bu... more
May 24 2023 48m
Mutuality and IntraZeneca
Chapter 1 12 mins
Casting Endra's Net
Chapter 2 8 mins
Compassion in a Divided World
Chapter 3 5 mins
Compassion Revolution and Hospice Work
Chapter 4 7 mins
Spiritual Care and Vulnerability
Chapter 5 13 mins
Ritual, Community, and Communal Care
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