Buddha in a Teacup: Contemporary Dharma Tales

Inspiring modern-day parables “reminiscent of the best haiku poetry—each one a thought-provoking gem” (Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, New York Times–bestselling author of The Tribe of Tiger).
 
The forty-two short tales that comprise Buddha in a Teacup are set in contemporary America, as opposed to long ago China or India. Each springs from the author’s meditations on fundamental aspects of Buddhist dharma as those teachings apply to the world today. Some are humorous, some sad, some erotic, some mysterious—but all are linked and balanced by themes of mindfulness, compassion, generosity, kindness, and love.
 
Readers—whether they know anything about Buddhism or not—will find much to appreciate and enjoy in these universal tales of the human condition.

• Life Everlasting: The Animal Way of Death
• Giving Birth to Thunder, Sleeping with His Daughter: Coyote Builds North America
• God Without Religion: Questioning Centuries of Accepted Truths
• The Rainman's Third Cure: An Irregular Education
• Buddhism: The Wisdom of Buddha, Hinduism and Buddhism, and Buddhist Texts Through the Ages
• Solar Storms
• The Buddha and the Terrorist
• Historical Heroines: One Hundred Women You Should Know About
• Tea & Croakies (Enchanting Inquiries Book 1)
• The Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words: Over 10,000 Common and Confusing Words Explained