Here is Dede Crane’s short story “The Cult of Quick Repair”—a work of fiction about death, Buddhism, and almond canoes.
Where the Deities Live
At New York’s Rubin Museum the spirit of the art is alive and cutting-edge. Elisabeth Coleman reports on this unique creative collision.
The Rules of Victory
James Gimian and Barry Boyce show us how we can use the principles of Sun Tzu’s Art of War to work skillfully to achieve effective action.
Forced to Sit
A prisoner’s story of finding compassion on the inside.
Papa Christos
A village priest/shaman enters into spiritual battle with the demons who haunt the soul of Zen cynic George Crane.
Dream Catcher: A Q&A with Louise Erdrich
An interview with Louise Erdrich about her writing, authenticity and being a voice for Native American culture.
Books in Brief November 2008
Review of books from November 2008.
Heroes
Review of Perfect Hostage: A Life of Aung San Suu Kyi and Why the Dalai Lama Matters
Through the Looking Glass
Literature and legends, fables and falsehoods—novelist Anne Donovan on finding greater clarity though story.
Love’s Garden
Peggy Rowe and Larry Ward reflect on the practice of metta, loving-kindness, reflected in the Buddhist imagery of the lotus flower.





