Tricycle
Tricycle: The Buddhist Review is an independent, nonsectarian Buddhist magazine that publishes teachings, practices, and critical commentary to advance Buddhist understanding and challenge conventional perspectives within and beyond Buddhist communities.
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120BSkillful Communication in ActionApply the five-question framework (true, helpful, kind, gentle, timely) to real classroom situations; practice conflict resolution steps through structured role-plays; and implement peer mediation techniques using harmonious speech principles in actual conflicts.
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406ELoving-KindnessAnalyze the nature of metta/loving-kindness; improvise a guided meditation that generates this quality; and initiate kind actions based on understanding all beings’ desire for happiness.
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117EThe Five PreceptsAnalyze the five precepts (pancha shila) as both restraints from harmful action and foundations for positive ethical development; evaluate contemporary applications of each precept in complex modern situations; and synthesize understanding by examining how precept practice creates conditions for mental purification and spiritual progress.
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503Contemplative ArtsCompare and contrast contemplative arts traditions (ikebana, chado or tea ceremony, calligraphy, kyudo, charya dance) as forms of meditative practice; analyze how specific arts integrate mindfulness, precision, and aesthetic awareness; and evaluate personal experience by engaging in contemplative arts practice while documenting insights about the relationship between creative process and spiritual development.