Review of “A New Earth” by Eckhart Tolle and “The Joy of Living” by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche.
Books in Brief July 2008
Reviews of Books from July 2008.
My Vows
Love all beings? Love even one? Either way, your heart breaks open. Susan Piver ponders the choiceless choices.
Yoga for Meditators
Well-known yoga teacher Desirée Rumbaugh offers a short series of poses that will improve your sitting practice.
Hatha Raja: Yoga’s Path to Liberation
Yoga becomes a complete spiritual path when we join the familiar postures of hatha yoga with the meditative practices of rajah yoga.
Still Mind, Moving Body
Andrea Miller profiles five teachers who combine hatha yoga and Buddhist meditation. Is this the perfect mind–body practice?
Beyond Carrot and Stick
The question we all face is, what will make our journey genuine dharma and not another spiritual fantasy or creation of ego?
Glimpses of Awakening
In the gaps we notice moments of clarity, wakefulness, and peace. Enlightened mind turns out to be very ordinary and present, says Judy Lief.
This Very Mind, Empty and Luminous
We can see awakening in the world around us, but we can also turn the telescope inward and look directly at our mind.
Melody vs. Meditation
There are two sides to singer-songwriter Amanda Palmer of The Dresden Dolls: the “just sitting” meditator and the crazed composer.








