SELECTED ARTICLES
Painting by Nancy Spriggs
TRICYCLE MAGAZINE
A hike through the woods provides a lesson in impermanence. Tricycle, Fall 2022.
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A practitioner reflects on her mother’s uniquely challenging qualities following a trip to the emergency room, Tricycle, Spring 2020.
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"In the Bathtub of the Masters"
Sometimes a forbidden soak is just what you need—to find peace, Tricycle, Fall 2016.
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A conversation with Rinchen Khando Choegyal, founder of the Tibetan Nuns Project, Tricycle, Winter 2013.
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Barbara Gates learns to use a jackhammer to uncover the neglected realms of the self. Tricycle, Fall 2003.
LION'S ROAR MAGAZINE
Barbara Gates struggles to protect her adventurous dog Tony from danger. Lion's Roar July 27, 2022
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"On the Trail of Birth and Death"
Barbara Gates hikes in Berkeley's Tilden Park contemplating impermanence. Lion's Roar December-January 2020-2021
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INQUIRING MIND COLUMNS
A sampling from 31 years of articles from Inquiring Mind.
"Washing My Mother's Hair," from Spring 2015: Blowin' in the Wind
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"A Begging Bowl of Tears," from Spring 2014: War & Peace
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"Making Paper with Charnel Rag," from Spring 2012: Earth Now
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"Found In Translation on the Day of the Dead," from Fall 2008: Heavenly Messengers
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"Meditations on Laundry," from Fall 2007: Science of Mind
