Archives: Authors
Peter Aronson
Peter Aronson is a freelance journalist and former NPR contributor currently living in Dharamsala. In addition to his writing, he is attending courses in Buddhism at the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives.
Ajahn Buddhadasa
Ajahn Buddhadasa (1906–93) was one of Thailand's most influential Buddhist teachers. In 1932 he founded Suan Mokkhablarama, the first modern forest monastery in Thailand. His work would eventually inspire a new generation of socially concerned individuals both in Thailand and throughout the world.
Valerie Mason-John
Valerie Mason-John is a senior teacher in the Triratna Order and author of <em>Detox Your Heart: Meditations for Emotional Trauma</em>.
Charles Suhor
Charles Suhor, a retired educator, convenes a sangha at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Montgomery, Alabama. His writings have appeared in Inquiring Mind, Mindfulness Bell, Teaching Tolerance, and Religion and Public Education.
Jeremy Mohler
Jeremy Mohler is a political writer and meditation teacher based in Washington, D.C. He writes at <a href="http://jeremymohler.blog/" rel="noopener">jeremymohler.blog</a> and produces a weekly podcast, Meditation for the 99%.
Kaitlyn Hatch
Kaitlyn Hatch is a student of Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel and a self-declared student of Ani Pema Chodron. A creative polymath, she is an artist, writer and host of the podcast Everything is Workable.
Barbara O’Brien
Barbara Hoetsu O’Brien is a longtime student of Soto Zen and author of <em>The Circle of the Way: A Concise History of Zen from the Buddha to the Modern World</em> and <em>Rethinking Religion: Finding a Place for Religion in a Modern, Tolerant, Progressive, Peaceful and Science-Affirming World</em>. She is also a volunteer editor for Treasure the Road, a new online magazine devoted to formal Zen practice and Buddhist study.
Colin Beavan
Colin Beavan is a life coach, author and senior dharma teacher in the Kwan Um School of Zen.
Yurie Takeuchi
Yurie Takeuchi is an undergraduate student at Columbia University majoring in Political Science, with a minor in East Asian studies.