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20 episodes
Updated Wednesday

Episodes20

Newest first

A Practitioner’s Guide to the Diamond Sutra with Ken McLeod
Ken McLeod presents a fresh and accessible translation of one of the most revered texts in the Buddhist tradition.
Wednesday · 1 hr 3 min
The Zen Art of Caregiving with Sister Tue Nghiem
Sister Tue Nghiem discusses how the practice of presence helped her care for her mother in the final seven years of her life.
July 22 · 55 min
The Shamanic Voice of Kim Hyesoon with Jack Saebyok Jung
Poet and translator Jack Saebyok Jung discusses his new translation of experimental writing by the acclaimed avant-garde poet.
July 15 · 1 hr 5 min
The Courage to Choose Love with Tara Brach
Meditation teacher Tara Brach discusses how cultivating courage and compassion can counter the dangers of what she calls the “trance of separation.”
June 24 · 1 hr 4 min
Engaged Compassion with Lobsang Tenzin Negi
Drawing from twenty years of research at Emory’s Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics, Lobsang Tenzin Negi lays out concrete practices for cultivating resilience, connection, and joy.
June 17 · 58 min
Reincarnating the Buddhas of Bamiyan with Tuan Andrew Nguyen
The story behind the twenty-seven-foot-tall Buddha atop New York City’s High Line
June 10 · 48 min
Writing into the Void with Ruth Ozeki
Novelist Ruth Ozeki discusses her first short story collection.
May 27 · 55 min
Finding Balance to Engage More Fully with Margaret Cullen
Meditation teacher Margaret Cullen discusses how equanimity can help us respond to the challenges of our times with greater curiosity and compassion.
May 20 · 1 hr 2 min
A Beginner’s Guide to Dark Retreat with Andrew Holecek
Meditation teacher Andrew Holecek discusses how spending time in darkness can help us recover a lost way of seeing.
May 13 · 47 min
Did the Buddha Really Teach That There Is No Self?
According to Thanissaro Bhikkhu, the Buddhist teaching of not-self functions as a strategy rather than a philosophical position.
April 22 · 56 min
Opening to Wonder with Ada Limón
Ada Limón discusses how poetry can help us move through the world with greater courage and equanimity and how reading and writing can help us imagine a different type of future.
April 15 · 59 min
Bridging Worlds with US Poet Laureate Arthur Sze
US Poet Laureate Arthur Sze discusses how poetry can prompt us toward moral and spiritual transformation.
April 8 · 59 min
A Buddhist Guide to Understanding Emotion with Maria Heim
Scholar Maria Heim discusses how the Buddhist psychology of emotions can offer us a different way of observing and relating to our feelings—and, in the process, bring about a sense of freedom.
March 25 · 50 min
Reimagining the Story of Citizenship with Daisy Hernández
Journalist Daisy Hernández discusses how she brings her Buddhist practice to bear on conversations about citizenship and what it means to be an American.
March 18 · 57 min
Dementia and the Sense of Self with Philip Ryan
Tricycle’s executive editor discusses his father’s dementia diagnosis and the questions it raises about memory, impermanence, and identity.
March 11 · 51 min
Demystifying Tantra with Richard Payne
Scholar Richard Payne dispels some of the biggest misconceptions about tantric teachings and practices..
February 25 · 1 hr 7 min
The Practice of Refuge with Sunita Puri
Palliative care physician Sunita Puri discusses how she has found refuge in nature in the face of burnout and grief.
February 18 · 59 min
Poet Li-Young Lee on Awe, Adoration, and Turning Toward the Unknown
The acclaimed poet discusses the spiritual influences on his writing.
February 11 · 59 min
‘To Live the Right Way’ with David Guterson
David Guterson’s new novel weaves together the stories of a young mother from Indiana and a Buddhist monk from the mountains of Tibet and their parallel quests for freedom and meaning.
January 28 · 48 min
Into the Long Dark with Francis Weller
How ritual can help us meet the challenges of our time with presence and faith
January 21 · 1 hr 7 min

Tricycle Talks

A Practitioner’s Guide to the Diamond Sutra with Ken McLeod

The Zen Art of Caregiving with Sister Tue Nghiem

The Shamanic Voice of Kim Hyesoon with Jack Saebyok Jung

The Courage to Choose Love with Tara Brach

Engaged Compassion with Lobsang Tenzin Negi

Reincarnating the Buddhas of Bamiyan with Tuan Andrew Nguyen

Writing into the Void with Ruth Ozeki

Finding Balance to Engage More Fully with Margaret Cullen

A Beginner’s Guide to Dark Retreat with Andrew Holecek

Did the Buddha Really Teach That There Is No Self?

Opening to Wonder with Ada Limón

Bridging Worlds with US Poet Laureate Arthur Sze

A Buddhist Guide to Understanding Emotion with Maria Heim

Reimagining the Story of Citizenship with Daisy Hernández

Dementia and the Sense of Self with Philip Ryan

Demystifying Tantra with Richard Payne

The Practice of Refuge with Sunita Puri

Poet Li-Young Lee on Awe, Adoration, and Turning Toward the Unknown

‘To Live the Right Way’ with David Guterson

Into the Long Dark with Francis Weller