The Best Buddhist Writing 2013
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- $16.99
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
A thought-provoking collection of the most notable and insightful Buddhism-inspired writing published in the last year:
• Thich Nhat Hanh’s vision for a more enlightened and sustainable society
• Ezra Bayda on avoiding the pitfalls that arise on the path of meditation
• Tsoknyi Rinpoche’s powerful Dzogchen practices that help you to discover your mind’s inherent awareness and clarity
• Lodro Rinzler on what happens when the Buddha walks into a bar
• Karen Maezen Miller on the virtues of boredom
• Phillip Moffitt on how to transform emotional chaos into confidence and clarity
• Joseph Goldstein’s unique nine-minute meditation practice that you can incorporate into your busy day
• Elihu Genmyo Smith on being still
• Pema Chödrön on how to become a bodhisattva
• Sakyong Mipham on how mind, breath, and energy work together in meditation to transform your life
• Judy Lief on the fifty-nine ancient slogans that can help you be more skillful and loving in all your relationships
• Bonnie Friedman on discovering nonattachment while apartment-hopping in Brooklyn
• Jules Shuzen Harris on what anger can teach you
• Pico Iyer on travel as contemplative practice
• And much more
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Since 2004 the editors of the magazine Shambhala Sun have compiled articles and excerpts from recently published books for an annual edition. This volume's essays fall loosely into the categories of meditation, Buddhist theory, practicing in the world, mindful living, and Buddhism in the West. Coping with suffering and loss is a persistent theme. Distinguished American Buddhists from vipassana, Zen, and Tibetan Buddhist traditions are represented; writing styles vary from Thich Nhat Hanh's simple prose to Diane Ackerman's lyricism. Alongside lucid if earnest advice, some distinctive voices emerge: Jarvis Jay Masters on a brief outing from death row; Jaimal Yogis on searching for and not finding enlightenment in the perfect wave; John Tarrant on time well spent with his dying father; Hannah Tennant-Moore's raw account of connection in the midst of depression. As always, the value of such a book is to acquaint casual readers with unfamiliar writers they might want to explore in more depth. A tighter focus and greater selectivity would have helped this book better live up to its "best" designation. Yet most readers should find helpful information or an arresting take on the world through a Buddhist lens.
