Why You Should Always Put Yourself First – Purpose Fairy

Why You Should Always Put Yourself First – Purpose Fairy.

Manifest Anything You Want: Guided Meditation from Wayne Dyer – Purpose Fairy

Manifest Anything You Want: Guided Meditation from Wayne Dyer – Purpose Fairy.

The Moon Reflected in Water

The moon reflected in water is a common theme in Zen. The first time I learned about this was in Pune, India in 1976. Rajneesh had giving some dharma talks on Zen stories and published a book called No Water, No Moon. I bought the book and read it with great interest. I also acquired […]

I Am With You

I have been invited to contribute to I Am with YOU: Love Letters to Cancer Patients. The book is in its final editing stages and should go to press pretty soon. I am passionate about this because I have been living with cancer for almost 18 years now and have learned a lot about how […]

Addicted to Beauty

I have always been attracted by beauty. You might even say that it is my principle habit and that I am addicted to beauty. When I see a beautiful women, man, child, flower, or sunset, I am definitely arrested. My attention goes directly to what is beautiful and attractive. Take, for example, the beautiful sunset […]

Deep Listening and Your Guru

When you know how to listen, everyone is the guru. – Ram Dass

The Big Questions

In this short video, Alan Watts asks and answers the big questions: Who am I? Why am I here? What is the reason of my existence? What is the meaning of my life? If you are really interested in waking up and finding out who you really are – the real you – then “What […]

Things are Not What You Think – tricycle

Not What You Think | October 13, 2014 The early teachings deconstruct many habitual ways of being and seeing. We think we’re permanent, but we’re not. We think that by craving things weÂ’ll find happiness, but we won’t. One after another the Buddha challenges our established views, our ways of constructing our version of the […]

Anger Control – trycycle

What to Do When Anger Gets Hot | October 12, 2014 Americans think it is beneficial to ‘get in touch withÂ’ their anger. That’s just the first step—recognizing your anger. The second step is analyzing and meditating on your anger. – Ngawang Gelek Demo Rinpoche, “What to Do When the Anger Gets Hot”

Cultivating the Mind Brings True Happiness

These words of wisdom from Tricycle Daily Dharma were originally taught by the Buddha, himself. We are taught that only cultivating the mind brings true happiness. What does it  mean to cultivate the mind? It means to bring the mind into a calm abiding state through the practice of mindful meditation. It means that we […]