The Best Buddhist Writing 2006

The Best Buddhist Writing

by Melvin McLeod (Editor)

Poignant, practical, and profound, The Best Buddhist Writing 2006 offers an eclectic and thought-provoking mix of Buddhist-inspired writing published during 2005. This year’s collection includes fiction, personal stories, essays on such themes as love, parenting, and social, political, and global issues, and practical teachings that are insightful, relevant, and helpful to your life. All are informed by a spiritual philosophy and practice that is at once profound yet accessible, radical yet life-affirming. This volume contains writings by some familiar favorites, as well as some new voices.


Contributors
Dzigar Kongtrül  *  Joan Sutherland  *  Thich Nhat Hanh  *  Marc Ian Barasch  *  Polly Trout  *  Lin Jensen  *  Sakyong Mipham  *  Sharon Salzberg  *  Anne Cushman  *   Katy Butler  *  Peter J. Conradi  *  Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede  *  The Dalai Lama  *  George Crane  *  Christina Feldman  *  Mariana Caplan  *  Pema Chödrön  * Carolyn Gimian  *  Norman Fischer  *  Charles Johnson  *  Jon Kabat-Zinn  *  Tenshin Reb Anderson  *  Erik Hansen  *  Diana Atkinson  *  Judith Toy  *  Frank Olendski  *  David Loy  *  The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche *  Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche  *  John Welwood  *  Nancy Hathaway  *  Mark Magill  *  Noelle Oxenhandler

Genres: Buddhism

288 pages, Paperback

First published October 17, 2006

Reviews

[Jane]

Once again, these essays are amazing. The last one, about meditation in a religion-free world is, for me, awesome and stark. Emphasis on awesome. The essay "A Saint Beyond My Understanding" is also striking. I want to read so many of these again. I may have to buy this book or the next one that is published. Excellent overviews of some of the best thinking of Buddhism, mindfulness, meditation, compassion and kindness.

[Jose]

Great source for short, inspirational and spiritual stories.

[Rich Kooyer]

There are many books that make the premise that it's a good all-around guide for a basic understanding of the subject. This year's book is one of those pivotal texts that does give a great understanding through real situations and applicable situations.

[Sherry]

Great collection of a variety of types of writing on Buddhism. I got a lot of insight from this book and am now reading another edition in this series. Highly recommended for anyone interested in Buddhism.

[Claus]

I don't remember but I am well aware of it