A thought-provoking collection of the most notable, enjoyable, and insightful Buddhism-inspired literature published in the last year.
The Best Buddhist Writing 2008 includes:
- Short meditative practices for peace from Thich Nhat Hanh
- Sylvia Boorstein on how equanimity supports kindness
- Kate Wheeler on meditating in a cave in India
- Norman Fischer on how all language is a form of prayer
- Aidan Delgado on being a Buddhist conscientious objector in Iraq
- “Dharma punk” Noah Levine on learning how to forgive
- Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche on cultivating compassion through training the mind
- The Dalai Lama on the mythical “self”
- Sister Chan Khong’s memoir of campaigning for peace and social justice during the Vietnam War era alongside her teacher Thich Nhat Hanh
- Frances Moore Lappé, author of Diet for a Small Planet, on the importance of a “beginner’s mind”
- Pema Chödrön on choosing peace rather than conflict
- Bhikkhu Bodhi, Darlene Cohen, Shinzen Young, and Reginald Ray on the valuable lessons of pain
- “Prince of the Ascetics,” a short story by Charles Johnson
- Natalie Goldberg on koan practice
- And much more
