Two poems from Leza Lowitz’s “Yoga Heart”

Two poems from Yoga Heart: Lines on the Six Perfections, by Leza Lowitz.

Book Briefs Fall 2011

Brief summaries of Buddhist books from the Fall 2011 issue of Buddhadharma.

Not Even Past: A Q&A with Lisa See

Andrea Miller interviews author Lisa See about her novel, Dreams of Joy, a historical fiction set in China during the Great Leap Forward.

The Mindful Way to Self-Compassion

A review of The Mindful Way Through Anxiety and True Belonging: Mindful Practices to Help You Overcome Loneliness

Whose Book of the Dead?

A review of "The Tibetan Book of the Dead: A Biography" by Donald S. Lopez Jr.

Book Briefs (Summer 2011)

Brief summaries of Buddhist books from Summer 2011.

Interview: Sharon Salzberg talks happiness, possibility, Twitter, and more with Danny Fisher

Danny Fisher and Sharon Salzberg discuss mindful twitter, happiness and more.

Book Briefs – Spring 2011

Brief summaries of Buddhist books from Spring 2011.

Does a Dog Have Buddhanature? Well, Yes and No

A review by Steven Heine on "The Book of Mu: Essential Writings on Zen’s Most Important Koan", edited by James Ford and Melissa Blacker.

Lessons from an old copy of “Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind”

Shunyru Suzuki's book Zen Mind Beginner's Mind has been leading people onto the path of meditation for forty years now. Here, Shambhala Sun friend and contributor Steve Silberman shares an intimate glimpse, via beautiful photos, of his personal copy of Suzuki's book, which continues to teach him after all these years.