Anne Lamott, Joko Beck, the mindful family, Black liberation—Tracy Franz looks at new books offering the spiritual wisdom we need today.
Her Story
Tracy Franz reviews “The Complete Illustrated Guide to Zen,” “A Quiet Mind,” “River of Offerings,” and more.
Tender Hearts
Tracy Franz reviews “Be the Refuge” by Chenxing Han, “Peaceful Heart” by Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, “Being Ram Dass” by Ram Dass, and more.
Tina Turner’s Journey into Faith
A review of Turner’s autobiography, “Happiness Becomes You: A Guide to Changing Your Life for Good.”
True Liberation
Tracy Franz on a diverse and inspiring selection of new Buddhist books.
Buddhadharma Book Briefs for Winter 2020
Joie Szu-Chiao Chen reviews “Praise of Great Compassion” by the Dalai Lama and Thubten Chodron, “America’s Racial Karma” by Larry Ward, “Reading the Buddha’s Discourses in Pali” by Bhikkhu Bodhi, and more.
What Does It Mean to Be Free?
Tracy Franz on some timely themes in new books and media.
Starting From Enlightenment
Juhn Ahn reviews “Cultivating Original Enlightenment” by Robert E. Buswell Jr.
Buddhadharma Book Briefs for Summer 2020
Book reviews by Joie Szu-Chiao Chen from the Summer 2020 issue of Buddhadharma: The Practitioner’s Quarterly.
Seeing Suffering Through the Lens of Karma
Katherine King reviews Spacious Minds: Trauma and Resilience in Tibetan Buddhism by Sara E. Lewis. Buddhism in the West is having a difficult time. With allegations of misconduct made against teachers in several of our communities, there is now widespread disillusionment and organizational chaos. Of course, similar problems exist in other faith traditions, and the […]