Books in Brief – January 2009

Brief summaries of Buddhist books from the January 2009 issue of Lion's Roar magazine.

Books in Brief – March 2009

Brief summaries of Buddhist books from the March 2009 issue of Lion's Roar magazine.

Portraits of Wisdom and Courage

Review of biographies Dilgo Khyentse and HH Dudjom Rinpoche, by Benjamin Bogin.

Book Briefs Winter 2008

Books in review by Alexander Gardner, from Winter 2008.

FEAR!

As I listen, read, and look at the news these days, I'm served a steady diet of panic and fear, but Buddhism has a way to deal with it.

Teachings from Meditation in Recovery: The Four Brahma Viharas

The following is from a series of essays on recovery as seen from the Buddhist perspective of the paramitas and the Brahma Viharas.

Love’s Garden

Peggy Rowe and Larry Ward reflect on the practice of metta, loving-kindness, reflected in the Buddhist imagery of the lotus flower.

Books in Brief November 2008

Review of books from November 2008.

Heroes

Review of Perfect Hostage: A Life of Aung San Suu Kyi and Why the Dalai Lama Matters

One Taste

Sharon Louise Crayton's One Taste is a cross between a meditation manual, a travel guide to the world, and a cookbook.

David Guy on the Zen of Writing

In this exclusive web interview, author David Guy talks about his practice, the state of Buddhist publishing, and his novel Jake Fades.

Web-Exclusive Interview with Author Roland Merullo

Web-exclusive interview with Rolan Merullo, author of Breakfast with Buddha, on writing about spirituality.

Best of Inquiring Mind: 25 Years of Dharma, Drama, and Uncommon Insight

Barbara Gates and Wes Nisker, long-time editors of the long-running Buddhist journal Inquiring Mind, have just published The Best of Inquiring Mind: 25 Years of Dharma, Drama, and Uncommon Insight. Chris Faatz offers a nice review of the book at Powells.com:

Lama Zopa on Caring for Your Animals

Rinpoche had these general suggestions for ways students could care for pets in everyday life and at their death.

Street Yoga

Street Yoga founded in 2002 and offers free yoga, meditation, and wellness classes to homeless youth and to youth at risk of being homeless.

A Great Master’s Simple Goodbye

Review of Footprints in the Snow: The Autobiography of a Chinese Buddhist Monk by Master Sheng Yen.

A Lineage of Yoginis

Review of When a Woman Becomes a Religious Dynasty by Hildegard Diemberger.

Book Briefs Fall 2008

Books Briefs from Fall 2008.

The Birth of the Sixties: When the Beats Became Hippies

Review of A Blue Hand: The Beats in India by Deborah Baker.

Books in Brief September 2008

Review of books from September 2008.