Linda Heuman, SEP
Selected work
Below are a few of myTricycle articles that bring Buddhist thought into conversation with Western philosophy and cognitive science. Together, they explore how people perceive and make meaning, what is at stake as ancient spiritual traditions enter secular and scientific modernity, and why genuine transformation may be more difficult—and more embodied—than modern accounts often acknowledge. For more articles, click here.
Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, Fall 2014
An interview with U. C. Berkeley philosopher Evan Thompson about why the mind isn't the brain, how experience emerges through embodied engagement with the world, and why meaningful dialogue between Buddhism, cognitive science, and phenomenology requires preserving genuine differences rather than dissolving them into agreement.
What's at Stake as the Dharma Goes Modern?
Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, Fall 2012
An essay exploring how the human sciences can help Western Buddhist practitioners recognize assumptions that shape their lives, opening new possibilities for dialogue, meaning, and transformation.
Focusing: An Interview with Eugene Gendlin
Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, Fall 2011
An interview with philosopher/psychologist Eugene Gendlin, whose concept of felt sense profoundly influenced contemporary approaches to embodied awareness, psychotherapy, and Somatic Experiencing®.
AWARDS & HONORS
Journalism Fellowship in Science, Religion, and Buddhism, 2013-2015
Breaking New Ground in Religion and Science
Funding Competition,
John Templeton Foundation
Best Spiritual Writing 2013
Penguin Books
20 Year Retrospective,
Tricycle Magazine
Feature Article Best Illustrating Tricycle's Editorial Evolution
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Best Feature Article of the Year,
Silver Medal
Alumni Magazine Competition 2006,
Council for Advancement and Support of Education