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Dharma Dictionary

Summer Issue 2003

Features

Never Born, Never Ceasing
A teaching on the nature of mind by the late Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.

What Are We Ignoring About Breathing?
Five teishos by the late Taizan Maezumi Roshi on breathing, energy and the practice of qi gong.

Thinking Non-Thinking
John Daido Loori, Roshi, on the meaning of non-thinking and why Dogen said it "must become the eye through which you view phenomena."

Ordained At Last
Kristin Barendsen profiles Dr. Chatsumarn Kabilsingh, who recently became the first Thai woman to receive full ordination as a Theravadin nun.

Forum: Selecting Teachers
Who will teach dharma to future generations of Western students? Will succession continue along traditional lines or adapt to new conditions in the West? We ask panelists Ponlop Rinpoche, Jack Kornfield, Yvonne Rand, Ajahn Amaro and Richard Shrobe.

The Simple Presence of Attention
Three short talks by Toni Packer on true listening, quiet spaces and working with restless mind.

Other Departments

Editorial - each issue features an editorial written by one of the main teachers in western Buddhism, drawn from a group who serve the journal on its Board of Editorial Advisors. Email letters to the Editor.

First Thoughts - a collection of short essays to open the journal, by notable teachers and writers.

Dharma Classics - longtime practitioners highlight a Buddhist book that was significant on their path.

Mahasangha News - the latest news from Buddhist communities across North America, and the world. Email in your community news.