The best Buddhist writing 2012 - Melvin McLeod

A treasury of the most notable, profound, and thought-provoking Buddhist-inspired writing published in the last year.


The Best Buddhist Writing 2012 includes:





His Holiness the Dalai Lama on cultivating a universal ethic of kindness


Sharon Salzberg on getting your meditation practice started


Pema Chdrn on how to smile at fear


The Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi on analyzing global problems through the lens of traditional Buddhist teachings


Bruce Rich on the enlightened model of government of the Buddhist monarch King Ashoka


Thich Nhat Hanh on fidelity in loving relationships


Michael A. Stusser's determined-and hilarious-effort to speak-and tweet-no evil


Norman Fischer on a new and more open understanding of language


Barry Boyce's fascinating survey of the life and teachings of the late Chgyam Trungpa Rinpoche


Michael Stone and David Loy on the basic questions raised by the Occupy Wall Street movement


Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche's explanation of the meditation practice of kusulu, the pinnacle of simplicity and relaxation


Nancy Baker on the powerful and useful energy behind anger


Diane Ackerman on living with her beloved husband's Alzheimer's disease


Yangzom Brauen's moving account of her grandmother and mother's escape from Tibet following the Chinese invasion


And much more