The Best Buddhist Writing 2011 [Paperback]

A thought-provoking mix of the most notable and insightful Buddhism-inspired writing published in the last year. 

The Best Buddhist Writing 2011 includes:

   • Karen Miller's story of love, marriage, and dishes
   • Joanna Macy on the First Noble Truth and healing from the legacy of Chernobyl
   • Brian Haycock's taxi ride on the Dharma Road
   • His Holiness the Dalai Lama's manifesto on tolerance
   • Dzogchen Ponlop on the rebel buddha inside you
   • An adoption love story by Leza Lowitz
   • Ira Sukrungruang's humorous meditation on death
   • Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel on finding the courage to live in reality as it is
   • Susan Piver on the wisdom of a broken heart
   • Thich Nhat Hanh on healing the wounded child within
   • Matthieu Ricard's answer to the question: why meditate?
   • Rick Bass on the lessons of the Gulf oil spill
   • Pico Iyer's insider's look at the heart of the Dalai Lama
&#160;&#160;&#160;&bull;&#160;And much more&ldquo;It&rsquo;s the juxtaposition of overtly religious essays against explorations of everyday life that makes this volume such captivating reading.&rdquo;&mdash;Booklist <ls~