Felix Holmgren

Felix Holmgren grew up in Sweden and now resides in Nepal, where he is enrolled at Kathmandu University’s Center for Buddhist Studies at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery, Boudhanath.

Rick Bass

Rick Bass lives with his family in Yaak and Missoula, Montana, where he has long been active in efforts to protect the last roadless lands in one of the wildest landscapes in the northern Rockies. His latest novel is 2009’s <i>Nashville Chrome</i>, which looks at the music business and the destructiveness of fame; 2012 saw the release of three nonfiction works by <i>Bass: The Black Rhinos of Namibia, A Thousand Deer, </i>and <i>In My Home There Is No More Sorrow.</i>

Michael Valpy

Michael Valpy

Michael Valpy writes frequently on religion and ethics for The Globe and Mail newspaper in Toronto.

John Whalen-Bridge

John Whalen-Bridge is Associate Professor of English at the National University of Singapore, where he teaches courses in American literature and religious studies.

Rafe Martin

Rafe Martin

Rafe Martin is a disciple of Roshi Philip Kapleau’s as well as his editor and friend. He is also an author of children’s books and a storyteller.

Marshall Glickman

Marshall Glickman is the author of Beyond the Breath: Extraordinary Mindfulness Through Whole-Body Vipassana (Tuttle Publishing) and The Mindful Money Guide: Creating Harmony Between Your Values and Your Finances (Ballantine Wellspring/Random House).