The Best Buddhist Writing 2012

A treasury of the most notable, profound, and thought-provoking Buddhist-inspired writing published in the last year. The Best Buddhist Writing 2012 includes:    . His Holiness the Dalai Lama on cultivating a universal ethic of kindness    . Sharon Salzberg on getting your meditation practice started    . Pema Chödrön on how to smile at fear    . The Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi on analyzing global problems through the lens of traditional Buddhist teachings    . Bruce Rich on the enlightened model of government of the Buddhist monarch King Ashoka    . Thich Nhat Hanh on fidelity in loving relationships    . Michael A.
Stusser's determined-and hilarious-effort to speak-and tweet-no evil    . Norman Fischer on a new and more open understanding of language    . Barry Boyce's fascinating survey of the life and teachings of the late Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche    . Michael Stone and David Loy on the basic questions raised by the Occupy Wall Street movement    . Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche's explanation of the meditation practice of kusulu, the pinnacle of simplicity and relaxation    . Nancy Baker on the powerful and useful energy behind anger    . Diane Ackerman on living with her beloved husband's Alzheimer's disease    . Yangzom Brauen's moving account of her grandmother and mother's escape from Tibet following the Chinese invasion    . And much more