Spring 2002

Vol. 11, No. 3

Tea on the Dead Sea

Soen Nakagawa Roshi (1907ï¿½1984) figured greatly in the transmission of Zen to the West. In the wild antics of this late teacher, Sean Murphy finds wisdom and a mischievous heart.

One Chance, One Encounter

Can we be present to each moment of our lives? Soko Morinaga Roshi teaches us a liberating presence in play.

CHILDREN AND DHARMA: An Introduction

Neil Gordon ponders the hard truth of parenting: To love our children is to lose them again and again, in every passing moment.
KEEPING A GOOD HEART

Interview: Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche explores the nature of emptiness, the role of the teacher, and the unique challenges of teaching in the West.
NEW BODY, OLD MIND

After a harrowing escape from Chinese-controlled Tibet two years ago, Ugyen Trinley Dorje, the fifteen-year-old Karmapa, walked into the bright glare of the world stage. Journalist Swati Chopra profiles a leader-in-the-making.
ON THE BORDERLINE

Can meditation techniques help those seemingly beyond all hope? Katy Butler reports on a new therapy that is making waves.
RADICAL PRESENCE

An interview with poet and activist Anne Waldman
ZEN MASTER MARLOWE

In the Raymond Chandler mystery novels of the forties and fifties, Noah Buschel discovers a true American bodhisattva.
WAR OR PEACE? Thinking Outside The Box

Four Buddhists grapple with the precept of non-killing. A roundtable discussion with Lama Surya Das, Jan Chozen Bays, Josï¿½ Cabezï¿½n, and Thanissaro Bhikkhu