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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 Buddhist practice into your everyday life. Tricycle: The Buddhist Review creates award-winning editorial... more

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Arthur Sze is a poet and translator based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and he was recently named the 25th Poet Laureate of the United States. To celebrate his appointment, we’re visiting a 2024 Tricycle Talks episode with Sze.

Unlike many contemporary A... more

Ada Limón is the twenty-fourth Poet Laureate of the United States and the author of seven books of poetry. Her latest book, Startlement: New and Selected Poems, brings together two decades of her work.

In this episode of Life As It Is, Tricycle’s ed... more

Donald S. Lopez Jr. is the Arthur E. Link Distinguished University Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies at the University of Michigan and a longtime Tricycle contributing editor. In his new book, The Buddha: Biography of a Myth, he draws from a ... more

In Tibetan Buddhism, the bardo is a between-state. While the term is usually associated with the passage from death to rebirth, it can also refer to the journey from birth to death—as well as the various transitional states we encounter along the way... more

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Recent Guests

Ada Limón
24th Poet Laureate of the United States and author of seven poetry books.
Episode: US Poet Laureate Ada Limón on the Practice of Startlement
Donald S. Lopez Jr.
Arthur E. Link Distinguished University Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
Episode: Revisiting the Story of the Buddha’s Life with Donald S. Lopez Jr.
Susan Bauer-Wu
Oncology nurse, mindfulness teacher, clinical researcher, and author.
Episode: Learning to Live Fully with Serious Illness with Susan Bauer-Wu
John Makransky
Lama in the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism and author.
Boston College
Episode: How Compassion Works with John Makransky
Benjamin Brose
Professor of Buddhist and Chinese Studies at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
Episode: Buddhist Masters of Modern China with Benjamin Brose
Sebene Selassie
Writer and Dharma teacher based in Brooklyn, known for her work on loving kindness and facing suffering.
Episode: Remembering Our Belonging with Sebene Selassie
Ocean Vuong
Writer, professor, and photographer as well as a practicing Zen Buddhist.
Episode: Buddhist Poet Ocean Vuong on Failure, Redemption, and Second Chances
Sarah Shaw
Faculty member and lecturer at the University of Oxford.
Episode: Breathing Mindfulness with Sarah Shaw
Daisy Hernández
Journalist, associate professor at Northwestern University, and contributing editor for Tricycle.
Northwestern University
Episode: How to Stay Engaged without Burning Out with Daisy Hernández

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James Shaheen
Editor-in-Chief of Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, and host of various episodes, discussing life's challenges through the lens of Buddhism.

Reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars from 548 ratings
  • Enlightening

    I’ve enjoyed listening to James Shaheen interview Ocean Vuong, Pico Iyer, Kaira Jewel Lingo and Jake Garfield. He formulates intriguing questions and draws out his interviewees. I am moved to make a donation (Dana).

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Eneibru
    United States2 months ago
  • The Greek King….Maria Heim

    The episode mentioned above was not good. The speaker droned on and on about minuta and trivia.

    Tip to all future speakers, just because you find something fascinating, don’t assume your audience also finds it fascinating.

    Self awareness!

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    T-marco
    United States4 months ago
  • the grieving episode

    Mary Francis seems like she bypasses the deep despair in grieving - and how suicide can be an answer to grief

    yes it’s just thoughts - but…. that’s how some people deal with it something about her jovial tones do not match the depth of all the loss we all are experiencing today in this violent time -

    at least she worked with Roshi Joan

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    mtnmliver
    United States7 months ago
  • Outsider Wisdom

    I am grateful that Sharon and James are so generous with their time. I am in a tight financial situation and these episodes are often a lifeline to sanity for me. Thank you. I also deeply appreciate the “outside wisdom” from non-practicing or Buddhist adjacent folks like Oliver Burkeman. I often find their insight more potent than the more “experienced” guests. They consistently provide Beginner’s Mind with care and sincerity. I also would like to give a shoutout to Jay Garfield specifical... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    andy boy4728;73
    United States7 months ago
  • Harmful content

    I was greatly disappointed to hear Kimberly Brown reference the work of Byron Katie in an approving manner. Byron Katie has caused harm and suffering to victims of abuse. Byron Katie is the worst example of a new age charlatan and I didn’t expect to hear her promoted on a Tricycle podcast.

    Apple Podcasts
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    Montalbar
    United States8 months ago

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US Poet Laureate Ada Limón on the Practice of Startlement
Q: How does loving kindness continue to influence your approach to poetry?
Loving kindness is still the main meditation that I go to.
US Poet Laureate Ada Limón on the Practice of Startlement
Q: Can you tell us about the title Startlement?
Startlement is really just a way of naming amazement, bewilderment.
Revisiting the Story of the Buddha’s Life with Donald S. Lopez Jr.
Q: Well, the challenge is that there's not enough and too much. So there's not enough historical information. We don't know when he lived.
Exactly, and we also don't know what he taught. Unlike the Gospels, where there's a clear narrative, the Buddha's teachings come from many texts, but we can't verify what he actually taught.
Revisiting the Story of the Buddha’s Life with Donald S. Lopez Jr.
Q: So Don, we're here to talk about your new book, The Buddha, Biography of a Myth. So to start, you tell us a bit about the book and how you came to write it.
The book recounts the life of the Buddha while addressing the myriad challenges in portraying his story amidst historical ambiguity and myth.
Writing in Exile with Bhuchung D. Sonam
Q: What's the significance of translating Tibetan literature today?
Bhuchung highlights the importance of translating Tibetan experiences into other languages to build a bridge between Tibetans both inside and outside of Tibet.

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