The Best Buddhist Writing 2010 (A Shambhala Sun Book)

Here is this years installment in the series Publishers Weekly says does a great service by highlighting views and themes as they modulate with each passing year. The Best Buddhist Writing 2010 is an eclectic, inspiring collection of writings from the Buddhist perspective. Selected by the editors of the Shambhala Sun, North Americas leading Buddhist-inspired magazine, the essays, articles, and interviews in this anthology offer an entertaining mix of writing styles and reflect on a wide range of issues.

The Best Buddhist Writing 2010 includes:

A question and answer session between children and Thich Nhat Hanh
Stan Goldberg on becoming a hospice volunteer, shortly after his own diagnosis of prostate cancer

Buddhist author and death-row inmate Jarvis Jay Masters on experiencing a few unexpected hours of freedom

Jan Chozen Bays on eating mindfully

Norman Fischer contemplates the death of his best friend

Meditation instructions from Tibetan teacher Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche

Sylvia Boorstein on the deep human connection that emerges when we engage with the joy and suffering of others

Carolyn Rose Gimian on the late Chgyam Trungpa Rinpoches advice to smile at fear

Gaylon Ferguson on recognizing our natural wakefulness

Pema Chdrn on being open to the opportunities that arise when we experience pain and discomfort in our lives

Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche on finding joy in the midst of lifes difficulties

Steve Silbermans account of love, prejudice, Buddhism, and marriage

Mary Pipher on moving past despair

Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche on meditation that directs our thoughts and intentions in a positive direction

Jaimal Yogis on his misguided attempt to use Zen to improve his surfing

Lauren Fraser on the Zen-inspired cooks who have influenced the way we cook and eat

And much more