Tricycle: The Buddhist Review

In Tantric Buddhism, “crazy wisdom” (Tib: yeshe chölwa) is related to the archetype of the “mad yogin” (Tib: drubnyön). Yeshe chölwa translates as “primordial-wisdom chaos” and refers to the spontaneous, unconventional, and sometimes shocking activity of ...

Before she was a mindfulness teacher, yoga instructor, and author, Oneika Mays was a bookseller, spending nearly two decades in the industry. Mindfulness was something she practiced but not yet something she relied on.

When a personal tragedy struck, something shifted for Mays. She became a certified yoga and mindfulness teacher and became interested in ways to offer t...

I am at my desk early today, with a moment to sit quietly and listen to the question. Is there a craftsmanlike way of working that is available not only to the worker in his workshop but to the worker wherever he works, whatever his work is—in a factory or bank, in an executive office or houseful of children; even here in a noisy advertising agency? 

Today I want ...

Because spring snow can fall wet and heavy or cover the ground like a light sprinkling of sugar, its emotional range is very broad for a season word. It can be used to celebrate delicate beauty . . . or to express a sorrow that is almost too much for words. Taken together, last month’s winning and honorable mention haiku cover the full range feelings associated with this para...

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