Winter 2006
Vol. 16, No. 2
contributors
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Cynthia Thatcher, Dean Sluyter, Mira Tweti, David Goewey, Charles Johnson
editors view
letters
insights
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SOKEI-AN SHIGETSU SASAKI, a Japanese Zen pioneer in the West, describes some of the many differences between his American lay followers and the monks back home. From a lecture given on February 21, 1942, as published in issue #1 of Zen Notes, January 1954.
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Australian Zen teacher Susan Murphy on finding solitude in the city
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Tibetan Buddhist teacher Geshe Sonam Rinchen isn't afraid to rub our noses in the dangers of ignorance.
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Thai forest monk Thanissaro Bhikkhu describes that which never disappoints.
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Thoughts on My Teacher
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The Beginner Asks
on location
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Frances Richard takes on the fifth annual 9/11 Memorial Floating Lanterns Ceremony.
on the cushion
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Pilates instructor Jennifer Sokolov gives us four basic exercises to support our bodies on the cushion.
thus have i heard
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Andrew Olendzki outlines the Buddha's six steps for transforming unwholesome mind states.
dharma talk
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Cynthia Thatcher tells us why the present moment isn't all it's cracked up to be.
on practice
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Clark Strand traces the history of malas and how this ancient practice brings peace.
ancestors
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David Loy considers the work of Nagarjuna, Buddhism's greatest philospoher.
feature
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B. Alan Wallace explores the nocturnal landscape of lucid dreaming and Tibetan dream yoga.
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Charles Johnson argues that in cutting the root of our own suffering, we can't help but confront the suffering of society.
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On the fortieth anniversary of the Beatles' Revolver, Sean Murphy reflects on a generation's sonic introduction to Eastern thought.
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Norman Fischer explains how the Buddha was able to transmit the heart of his teaching simply by twirling a flower.
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A letter To Vietnam from veteran George Evans
interview
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Sharon Salzberg speaks with Daniel Goleman about altruism, mirror neurons, and how the human brain is wired for compassion.
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Venerable Karuna Dharma discusses gender equality in Buddhism and her pioneering role in the rebirth of of female ordination.
on language
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The term aryan carries a lot of historical baggage. Donald S. Lopez Jr., explains why we should take another look at the Buddhist roots of this much maligned word.
practical pilgrim
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Allan Hunt Badiner visits Bodh Gaya, the site of the Buddha's awakening.
on gardening
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Creating compost with Wendy Johnson
reviews
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Two from the New Age
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Documenting no-self
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Rendering Philip K. Dick
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Married to the Master
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What Would Buddha Do?
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Making an American Buddha
sangha spotlight
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David Goewey visits a small Zen sangha in infamous Sing Sing prison.
