INTRODUCTION

At the end of his great American novel On the Road, Old Buddha ancestor Jack Kerouac writes: "Nobody knows what's going to hap- pen to anybody besides the forlorn rags of growing old." True—to a point! While it's true that the older we get the more we come to experience the inevitable Buddhist truth of change, it's not necessarily true that it must be a sad and lonely affair. In fact, as Lewis Richmond proposes in Aging as a Spiritual Practice (Chap- ter 10), the journey of aging can provide the perfect opportunity to develop our contemplative skills. After all, working with the facts of old age—namely, illness and death—is central to Buddhist teachings.
What you hold in your (virtual) hand is our latest special e-book offering, Tricycle Teachings: Aging. Inside you will find tips and advice, from teachers young and old, on how to age gracefully. A word to the wise: Remember it's not just the old who are ag- ing. These teachings are relevant for us all.—The Editors

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