Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. looks for the “active ingredient” that makes mindfulness so beneficial to our health, psyche, and quality of life.
About a Poem: Robert Pinsky on J.V. Cunningham’s Epigram 43
This Humanist whom no belief constrained / Grew so broad-minded he was scatter-brained.
Books in Brief – March 2010
Brief book reviews from March 2010.
Born to Be Kind?
Review of On Kindness and Born to Be Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life.
Books in Brief January 2010

Review of Buddhist books from January 2010.
The Mindful Society: Mindful Divorce

Mindful divorce may sound like a contradiction in terms, but that’s what Judge Michele Lowrance tries to practice in her courtroom.
Let Your Passion Cook: Mindful Living in the Kitchen

Being mindful in the kitchen is to experience your experience without judging good or bad, right or wrong, says Edward Espe Brown.
Blossoms Falling
Natalie Goldberg finds herself hanging suspended between a Zen koan, an ailing hippo, and a “Who am I?” cry to greasy mechanics.
Dharma 2.0
A new generation of practitioners waits to take the reins from their baby boomer elders. A profiles six young Buddhists practicing the dharma.
The Practice of a Bodhisattva
The bodhisattva’s commitment to the benefit of others manifests in the practice of the six perfections, the 17th Karmapa explains.









