Shugendo, which translates to “the Way to Acquire Power,” is a form of Japanese mountain asceticism incorporating rituals and cosmologies from Tantric Buddhism, Shinto, Daoism, and shamanism. The teachings emphasize the interconnectedness between sentient beings and the natural world, and call for practitioners to experience this truth during rigorous training in stunning natural sites, such as scaling steep mountain paths […]
Buddhism and psychoanalysis take the same approach to calming the anxious mind, says Dr. Pilar Jennings—look with friendly curiosity at your anxiety and what causes it. Photo © Helen Rushbrook / Stocksy United Not long after my father died suddenly from a cardiovascular procedure, I was sitting in a local café admiring the beautiful foam heart the barista had created […]
Pema Khandro Rinpoche nos habla acerca de cultivar el amor ilimitado de un bodhisattva. Private Collection. Montreal. Photo by Christine Guest. No te des por vencido con el amor. Cuando el amor es duro o doloroso, abre tu corazón aún más. Éste es el consejo dado por el gran maestro budista del siglo diecinueve, Patrul Rinpoche. Él nos cuenta la […]
Trudy Goodman reflects on the crisis in Ukraine and increasing conflict throughout the world, and shares the Buddhist teachings we must take to heart at this time. Photo by Alice Kotlyarenko. Today my heart is heavy with grief. What an unthinkable tragedy to watch another war unfold; civilians and soldiers dying, families fleeing and becoming refugees. And along with this […]
Our own exploration of impermanence can reveal that nothing is really separate and everything is relational. So what does this mean for us as humans when things enter our life, our awareness, that seem to require more of us or something different than what we are used to bringing to the world? I find myself wondering now and again what […]
“Problems and disagreements are best resolved through dialogue,” His Holiness writes. “Genuine peace comes about through mutual understanding and respect.” His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Photo by Christopher Michel. His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama shared a statement to his website Monday expressing his hope for peace to be restored in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion of the country. “War is […]
From time to time, Tricycle features articles from the Inquiring Mind archive. Inquiring Mind, a Buddhist journal that was in print from 1984–2015, has a growing number of articles from its back issues available at www.inquiringmind.com (help Inquiring Mind complete its archive by donating here). Today’s selection is from the Fall 2012 issue, Demons & Dharma. As a person who […]
