ECHOING SILENCE: Thomas Merton on the Vocation of Writing. By Thomas Merton, edited by Robert Inchausti.
Watching a Vajrayana initiation by the Dalai Lama at Daishoin Temple in Miyajima, Japan. Photo by Lobsang Wangyal.For all their material success, says Pico Iyer, many Japanese feel alienated and spiritually starved. They responded hungrily to the Dalai Lama’s teachings on his recent tour of Japan.
Natalie Goldberg recalls a time when the bottom fell out of her life, when her place, purpose, and even her Zen practice seemed groundless. Was that a problem or the very point?
Yoga is not the only form of moving meditation. A look at some other traditions that join body and mind in transcendent movement.
A complete spiritual practice—or even just a healthy, satisfying life—requires working with both mind and body.
Barry Boyce talks to teachers about how contemplative practice can transform the meaning of education.
A Cascading Waterfall of Nectar, by Thinley Norbu. Reviewed by Steven Goodman.
Are we just too dumb to be happy? Psychologist Daniel Gilbert reveals some of the common mental mistakes that defeat our search for happiness.
Book reviews from January 2007.
2007 January Movies That Matter, by Angela Pressburger
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