Before They Were Ajahns

Review of Sons of the Buddha by Kamala Tiyavanich.

Book Briefs Fall 2007

Benjamin Bogin reviews books from Fall 2007.

Meeting the Chinese in St. Paul: Rhino Hits the Midwest

A season devoted to the koans of the ancient Chinese Masters gave Natalie Goldberg a taste for the stripped-down, naked truth of things.

Buddhism’s Young Turks

Review of books by young, rebellious Buddhists.

Physician, Know Thyself

Review of How Doctors Think by Jerome Groopman

Books in Brief September 2007

Books reviewed in September 2007.

Rest in the Sky of Natural Mind

The tantric path of Buddhism is complex and arduous, but its surprising culmination is the practice of spaciousness, ease, and simplicity.

Mind Is Empty and Lucid, Its Nature Is Great Bliss

The Tibetan teacher Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche offers instruction on key verses from one of the Mahamudra’s seminal texts.

Terra Cognito

Review of "Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain" by Sharon Begle.

Reality Isn’t What You Think

Contemplative practice, says Andy Karr, is a good way to analyze whether things are as solid, separate, and lasting as we think they are.