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 Khongs memoir of campaigning for peace and social justice during the Vietnam War era alongside her teacher Thich Nhat Hanh
Frances Moore Lapp, author of Diet for a Small Planet, on the importance of a beginners mind
Pema Chdrn 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