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Dharma Dictionary - tendrel

Winter Issue 2005

Features

The Wondrous Path of Difficulties
Pema Chödrön and Jack Kornfield talk about the everyday difficulties that provoke us, reveal our habitual patterns, and ultimately transform us.

Is There a Zen Person Around Here?
John Daido Loori comments on koans from Dogen's Treasury of the True Dharma Eye.

The Three Lineages
Inspiration, innovation, institution-Reginald A. Ray looks at the different manifestations of lineage and how they maintain their awakened quality.

Forum: How to Be a Student
Sharon Salzberg, Norman Fischer, and The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche on how the student-teacher relationship works.

Just These Two Things: Mind and Matter
The late Sayadaw U Silananda explains that the purpose of vipassana meditation is to see mind and matter clearly, and to see that there is only mind and matter.

Going Solo
Marshall Glickman reports on the benefits and pitfalls of solitary retreats.

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.

Ask the Teachers - Zenkei Blance Hartman, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche and Narayan Liebenson Grady answer your questions about practice, on and off the cushion. Email your practice questions.

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.

Dharma Dictionary - Tyler Dewar defines tendrel.

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