Best Buddhist Writing 2012

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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 Chödrön 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 Chögyam 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