Archives: Authors

A former monk ordained by the Dalai Lama, B. Alan Wallace holds a doctorate in religious studies and writes frequently on Buddhism and science. He is founder and president of the Santa Barbara Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Consciousness.

Justin von Bujdoss

Lama Justin von Bujdoss is an American vajrayana Buddhist teacher, writer, and the is a co- founder of Bhumisparsha an experimental Buddhist sangha along with Lama Rod Owens and Yangti Yoga Retreat Center with Dr. Nida Chenagtsang. He is the author of Modern Tantric Buddhism: Authenticity and Embodiment in Dharma Practice published by North Atlantic Books. Justin was ordained as a repa, a lay tantric yogin in the tradition of Milarepa, by His Eminence Gyaltsab Rinpoche, one of the heart sons of His Holiness the 16 th Karmapa and is a ngakpa in the Yuthok Nyingthik lineage.

Gehlek Rinpoche

Gehlek Rinpoche (1939-2017) was born in Lhasa, Tibet. An incarnate lama, he studied at Drepung monastery, fleeing Tibet in 1959 during the Chinese invasion and emigrating to the West. He was founder and president of Jewel Heart in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and author of Good Life, Good Death: Tibetan Wisdom on Reincarnation.

Kazuaki Tanahashi

Kazuaki Tanahashi is a Zen teacher, author, and translator of Buddhist texts, most notably of works by Dogen. He is also an accomplished artist and has taught Zen calligraphy extensively in different parts of this world.

Julia Sommer

Julia Sommer is a freelance writer and a resident of the San Francisco Zen Center.

Mushim Patricia Ikeda

Mushim Ikeda is a social activist and teacher at East Bay Meditation Center in Oakland, California. She also works as a diversity and inclusion consultant.

Ruth King

Ruth King is an insight meditation teacher and emotional wisdom author and life coach. Mentored by Jack Kornfield in the Theravada tradition, and influenced by the Tibetan traditions of Buddhism, Ruth teaches at insight meditation communities nationwide. She is a guiding teacher at Insight Meditation Community of Washington and Spirit Rock Meditation Center, and the founder of Mindful Members Insight Meditation Community of Charlotte. Ruth is the author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Emotional-Wisdom-Cards-Ruth-King/dp/0975425811/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1525212056&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Emotional+Wisdom+Cards">The Emotional Wisdom Cards</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Healing-Rage-Women-Making-Possible/dp/1592404065/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1525212030&sr=1-1&keywords=Healing+Rage%3A+Women+Making+Inner+Peace+Possible">Healing Rage: Women Making Inner Peace Possible</a>, and her new book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mindful-Race-Transforming-Racism-Inside/dp/1683640810/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1525211980&sr=8-1&keywords=mindful+of+race">Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism from the Inside Out</a> (Sounds True, June 2018).

Joseph McElroy

Joseph McElroy is the author of eight novels, most recently Actress in the House (Overlook Press, 2003). His stories and essays have appeared in The New Yorker, The Nation, Art International, The New York Times Book Review, Conjunctions and other magazines.

Anushka Fernandopulle

Anushka Fernandopulle is a San Francisco-based Insight Meditation teacher and author of an upcoming book on mindfulness and leadership.