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The Cabbage Sutra by Sharon Salzberg 

The central teaching of the Buddha is emptiness or no-self. This means that if you take away all characteristics of a thing, you are left with nothing. As abstract as this may sound, Buddhists regard it as a key to enlightenment. In this piece, Sharon Salzberg describes her experience of this fundamental Buddhist truth.

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The Precepts for Young People by Sandy Eastoak 

The Ten Precepts are the fundmental moral teachings of Buddhism. Here’s an interpretation that makes sense for our needs today.

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The Life of the Buddha by Cherry Gilchrist 

How the Buddha left a life of comfort and privilege and went on a relentless search for illumination.

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The Waterfall by Shunryu Suzuki 

A great Zen teacher talks about what it really means to be in harmony with nature.

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The View from the Factory by Susan Gordon Lydon 

Can knitting help lead to enlightenment?

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Eastern Lingo for Westerners by Richard Smoley 

Do you know what karma is? Or nirvana? If you’ve been hearing these words and want to know what they mean, here’s a brief glossary.

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BUDDHIST BASICS: The ABC's of Buddhism 

Tricycle’s editors explain what Buddhist teachings are all about in Buddhism Basics: The ABC’s of Buddhism

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Goddesses by Jane Hope 

Throughout history, the spirit has often been endowed with female attributes.

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