by Don Messerschmidt | Feb 1, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, Travel
This is a book about those exceptional women around the world who have dedicated their lives to Buddhism. It covers the lives of Buddhist nuns in 20 chapters of personal stories. Ten chapters focus on the East: Nepal, India, Burma and Japan; and ten on the West: North...
by Site Owner | May 15, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Body, Mind & Spirit, Portland Authors, Religion
Buddhism Made too Easy By Paul Gerhards Parami Press, $15.95, 120 pages Buddhism is one of the less-ironic faiths. It involves a direct confrontation with reality. The sacred writings are less analogies than tales of people managing to find complexity in...
by Site Owner | May 22, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Body, Mind & Spirit
By Lodro Rinzler Shambhala Publications, $14.95, 207 pages Author Lodro Rinzler attempts something unconventional: describing a “Western Buddhism” that would appeal to new college graduates who are beginning careers. His timing is fortunate due to the current economic...
