Archives: Authors
Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen
Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche arrived in the United States in the 1980’s and established the Tibetan Meditation Center, as well as other centers across the country. In 2001, Rinpoche was formally enthroned as the khenchen (“great khenpo”) of the Drigung Kagyu Lineage by His Holiness Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang Rinpoche. He has translated critical Drikung Kagyu practices, prayers, and histories into English, and published altogether thirteen highly regarded books. Among them are Great Kagyu Masters, In Search of the Stainless Ambrosia, Jewel Ornament of Liberation, A Complete Guide to the Buddhist Path, Opening the Treasure of the Profound, and Wheel of Wisdom.
Cheryl A. Giles
Cheryl A. Giles is the Francis Greenwood Peabody Senior Lecturer on Pastoral Care and Counseling at Harvard Divinity School and a licensed clinical psychologist. She joined the faculty in 1997 and teaches courses in spiritual care and counseling, trauma-informed care, and contemplative care of the dying. Dr. Giles is a core faculty member of the…
Lisa Miller
Lisa Miller, Ph.D., is the New York Times bestselling author of The Spiritual Child and her latest book, The Awakened Brain. Dr. Miller is a tenured Full Professor in the Clinical Psychology Program at Teachers College, Columbia University, where she founded the Spirituality Mind Body Institute, the first Ivy League graduate program and research institute in…
Yudron Wangmo
Yudron Wangmo is a practitioner and teacher of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. She was authorized to teach by Lama Pema Dorje Rinpoche, and given the title loppon. She also serves as the director of <a href="http://www.mayummountain.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mayum Mountain Foundation</a> , a Buddhist non-profit organization, and is the author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DK665TJ9?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_61GPTV9AJDZGYKZ11X1A&bestFormat=true&newOGT=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Clearing the Way to Awakening: A Nine-Step Practice from Tibetan Buddhism.</a>
Joe Loizzo
Joe Loizzo, MD, PhD, is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist and Columbia-trained Buddhist scholar with over forty years of experience studying the beneficial effects of contemplative practices on healing, learning, and development.
Sister Boi Nghiem
Sister Boi Nghiem, or Sister True Pearl, is a nun and dharma teacher at Deer Park Monastery in California. She enjoys music and basketball.
James K. Rowe
James K. Rowe is an associate professor at the University of Victoria. He’s the author of <em>Radical Mindfulness: Why Transforming Fear of Death is Politically Vital</em>.
Linda Hess
Linda Hess is a Zen practitioner, a translator of the Indian poet Kabir, a retired Stanford professor of Religious Studies, and a scholar and writer on various subjects.
Eunsu Cho
Eunsu Cho is Professor Emeritus of Buddhist Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy at Seoul National University and Visiting Professor in the Council on East Asian Studies at Yale University. She is the editor of Korean Buddhist Nuns and Laywomen--Hidden Histories, Enduring Vitality, also published by SUNY Press. Soojin Oh is a freelance translator. She studied at Reed College.
Sanathavihari Bhikkhu
Sanathavihari Bhikkhu is a Mexican American Theravada Buddhist monk. He has a BA in religion and an MS in counseling psychology and is currently enrolled in the Buddhist Chaplaincy program at Upaya Zen Center.
David Chang
David Chang, PhD., is a psychotherapist, educator, and Zen practitioner in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Chandra Chiara Ehm
CHANDRA CHIARA EHM is a researcher in Tibetan and religious studies affiliated with the Centre de recherche sur les civilisations de l’Asie orientale (CRCAO), Paris, and with Ludwig Maximilians Universität, Munich. She works with both philological and qualitative research methods, drawing on extensive fieldwork.
Andrea Burgos
Andrea Burgos met her teacher, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, in 2015 during a trip to Kathmandu, Nepal, and has been his student ever since. In 2017, while living in Bangkok, she discovered her love for Ashtanga yoga. Since then, yoga and meditation have played vital roles in her personal journey. Becoming a mother inspired Andrea to share her experiences in balancing the demands of her career as a real estate agent, family life, and her yoga and meditation practice as she strives to cultivate harmony in every area of her life. Andrea currently lives in La Riviera Maya, Mexico, with her husband and son.
Marisela B. Gomez
Marisela B. Gomez (she/they) is a dharma teacher in the Thich Nhat Hanh Order of Interbeing, and a dharma practitioner for more than 20 years. Her practice focuses on mindfulness in everyday life. This includes her work as a public health scholar, activist, physician, and solidarity economy organizer. Of Afro-Latina ancestry, they live in Baltimore. She co-authored the book <em>Healing our Way Home</em> and authored <em>Race, Class, Power and Organizing in East Baltimore</em> as well as numerous book chapters, and articles in popular and scholarly publications. She has blogged on the intersection of spirituality and justice at Huff Post and on the intersection of community rebuilding, wisdom justice and health at mariselabgomez.com. They’ve also delivered a TedTalk on healing racism through “waking up.”
Paulina Lamas Morales
Paulina Lamas Morales is the Co-founder and Director of Instituto Felicidad Sustentable, an organization dedicated to contemplative sciences and practices. She is a clinical psychologist graduated from Universidad Central de Chile and holds extensive academic and professional expertise in mindfulness and compassion.
Katsuzen King
Katsuzen King is a dharma Teacher in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi. Katsuzen is the founder of the Dharma Bridge Foundation and guiding teacher of the Windsor Zen Group and the Tijuana Zen Center. For more information on teachings and retreats offered by Katsuzen, visit <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/565343696899697" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Windsor Zen Group</a> Katsuzen King es maestro del dharma en la tradición de Shunryu Suzuki Roshi. Es fundador de la Fundación Dharma Bridge y guía espiritual del Grupo Zen de Windsor y del Centro Zen Tijuana. Para más información sobre las enseñanzas y talleres que Katsuzen ofrece, visita la página de <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/565343696899697" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Windsor Zen Group</a>
Acharya Samaneti
Acharya Samaneti is a prison spiritual care worker, philosopher, lover of the written word and seeker of truth. The contemplative life called him very early in his life; an only child, Samaneti found comfort in silence, reflection, and personal inquiry. Samaneti wishes to bear witness to the universality of suffering and actions of love that awaken hearts. This mission leads him to work with incarcerated people and other marginalized populations.
Kathleen McDonald
Originally from California, Kathleen McDonald (Sangye Khadro) began studying Buddhism with Tibetan lamas in Dharamsala, India, in 1973. She became a nun in Nepal the following year, and received full (bhikshuni) ordination in 1988. She currently resides at Sravasti Abbey in Washington State, USA, and teaches online. She is the author of How to Meditate: A Practical Guide and Awakening the Kind Heart: How to Meditate on Compassion.
Gerry Shishin Wick
GERRY SHISHIN WICK is the President of Great Mountain Zen Center and former President of the White Plum Asanga. A Dharma Successor of Taizan Maezumi Roshi, Wick also studied with Shunryu Suzuki Roshi and Sochu Suzuki Roshi. Wick received a PhD in physics from UC Berkeley in 1967 and has worked as a professor, science writer, and oceanographer, among other roles. He is the author of multiple books on Zen.
Sister Tue Nghiem
Sister Tue Nghiem became a fully ordained Buddhist nun in 1996. She enjoys learning about neuroscience, knitting socks, listening to Mozart, and making samosas.