Winter 2008
Vol. 18, No. 2
contributors
reviews
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Memoirs of an Ex-Monk
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Kerouac's Buddha
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Explaining Emptiness
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Banjo riffs and eclectic roots
letters
insights
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Pamela White affirms the beliefs of a Buddhist.
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Discipline, explains Joan Gattuso, begs something more.
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What is Zen? Robert Aitken provides three takes.
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Daehaeng Kun Sunim teaches that Juingong, the shared foundation of our selves and our thoughts, forms an unbreakable bond that exceeds us all.
thus have i heard
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We are what we do.
give & take
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Matthew Weiner speaks with Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne about his grassroots movement based on Buddhist principles.
the precepts
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By working with the lay precept on speech, we can learn to say the right thing at the right time.
how we live
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To Zen nun and animal-welfare journalist Mira Tweti, Buddhism is indeed for the birds.
feature
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For the Nipponzan Myohoji, chanting is a practice of social transformation.
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Fleet Maull’s Prison Dharma Network is bringing Buddhist teachings to inmates.
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ADAM FRANK ponders the relationship between Buddhism and the nature of time.
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After the long search, a path of homecoming
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How a Harlem zendo is fighting to save lives
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my view
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After a storm, a runner sees the world with fresh eyes.
on the cushion
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Susan Moon on the necessity of alternative meditation postures
dharma talk
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Breaking free of unhealthy relationships allows us to replace dependency and neurosis with compassionate respect.
into practice
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Dennis Genpo Merzel offers a practice to work with our shadow sides and awaken our enlightened nature.
in the footsteps of the buddha
parting words
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A poem by the 9th-century Zen Master Decheng, translated by Mary M.Y. Fung and David Lunde
