Skillful Communication in Action

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.

We are grateful to Tricycle for graciously providing free access to our users to access their articles referenced in the MWE curricular framework.
Here is a list of the Learning Goals which link to Tricycle content.
  • 120BSkillful Communication in Action
    Apply 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.
  • 406ELoving-Kindness
    Analyze 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.
  • 117EThe Five Precepts
    Analyze 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.
  • 503Contemplative Arts
    Compare 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.

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