The Best Buddhist Writing 2008

A thought-provoking collection of the most notable, enjoyable, and insightful Buddhism-inspired literature published in the last year. The Best Buddhist Writing 2008 includes:

   • Short meditative practices for peace from Thich Nhat Hanh
   • Sylvia Boorstein on how equanimity supports kindness
   • Kate Wheeler on meditating in a cave in India
   • Norman Fischer on how all language is a form of prayer
   • Aidan Delgado on being a Buddhist conscientious objector in Iraq
   • “Dharma punk” Noah Levine on learning how to forgive
   • Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche on cultivating compassion through training the mind
   • The Dalai Lama on the mythical “self”
   • Sister Chan Khong’s memoir of campaigning for peace and social justice during the Vietnam War era alongside her teacher Thich Nhat Hanh
   • Frances Moore Lappé, author of Diet for a Small Planet, on the importance of a “beginner’s mind”
   • Pema Chödrön on choosing peace rather than conflict
   • Bhikkhu Bodhi, Darlene Cohen, Shinzen Young, and Reginald Ray on the valuable lessons of pain
   • “Prince of the Ascetics,” a short story by Charles Johnson
   • Natalie Goldberg on koan practice
   •  And much more