Summer Issue 2007

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Features

Are You Ready for Death?
The moment of our death is an opportunity to discover enlightened mind, explains The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche. He tells us how to prepare for death now in order to take advantage of this greatest of all gaps.

This Fantastic, Unfolding Experiment
Jack Kornfield talks about the challenges and tensions that have accompanied Buddhism’s spread to the West and the creative solutions that have emerged to meet them.

Four Steps to Magical Powers
Before embarking on the path of the bodhisattvas and buddhas, says Chan master Sheng Yen, you must first practice the four steps to magical powers. What are the magical powers you need?

Too Much Meditation?
Eido Shimano Roshi, Stephen Batchelor, Joan Sutherland, and The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche discuss whether Western Buddhists are focusing too much on mediation and ignoring other important practices. Also, views on Buddhist practices by John Daido Loori, Tulku Thondup, and Toni Packer.

Pilgrims’ Progress
The great pilgrimage sites of the Buddha’s life have gone from ruin to renewal, but problems remain, and their future is still in question. Joseph Szostak reports from India.

Departments

Commentary - each issue features an editorial written by one of the main teachers in Western Buddhism. Judy Lief: Outsiders or Infiltrators?.

Letters - Email letters to the Editor.

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

Ask the Teachers - Question: How do you know if you should be with one teacher or another? The answers. Email your practice questions.

Reviews - Buddha Mind, Buddha Body, by Thich Nhat Hanh. Reviewed by Hozan Alan Senauke. Comes the Peace, by Daja Wangchuk Meston. Reviewed by Edward Bastian. The Essence of Other-Emptiness, by Taranatha, and Mountain Doctrine, by Dolpopa Sherap Gyaltsen, both translated and introduced by Jeffrey Hopkins. Reviewed by Roger Jackson.

Book Briefs - Benjamin Bogin reviews 11 of the latest books on Buddhism

Dharma Dictionary - John Stevens defines “enso”.

Network Listings - A directory of meditation and yoga centers throughout North America.

MahaSangha News - the latest news from Buddhist communities across North America, and the world. Email in your community news. In this issue: Andrea Miller profiles Karma Triyana Dharmachakra (KTD) in Woodstock, New York.

Centers and Programs - A section highlighting upcoming programs being offered at various centers.

Journeys - Hilda Ryumon Gutiérrez Baldoquín: What Would a Zen Priest Do?

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