Wabi sabi — a philosophy with roots in Zen tea ceremonies — posits that beauty lies in what is flawed.
It Takes a Sangha
For positive change to take place in this world, our spiritual practice has to be more than getting our ass on the meditation cushion for part of each day.
Thinking (or Not) About Art
Review of “True Perception: The Path of Dharma Art” by Chögyam Trungpa and “Drawing is Thinking” by Milton Glaser Overlook.
Loving-Kindness is the Best Medicine
The mind that is calm, joyful, and deeply loving, says Tulku Thondup Rinpoche, is the foundation of true health and healing.
Parents, Leave Your Home
The best way to help your children and family, says Karen Miller, is to follow the way of the monastics, and leave your egocentric home.
Anxiety Soup
For times troubled with everything from Wall Street to very inconvenient truths, Alice Walker gives us her recipe for finding equanimity.
Applied Dharma
Norman Fischer sees the many ways the dharma is being applied in helping others and helping ourselves as Buddhism’s greatest gift to our time.
The Place Beyond Fear and Hope
In difficult times it takes effort to stay grounded in the present, but it is only there that we will find a place unclouded by hope and fear.
Books in Brief – March 2009
Brief summaries of Buddhist books from the March 2009 issue of Lion’s Roar magazine.