21st Century Buddhists in Conversation

includes index and biblioraphy

1. The practice Face to face with the Budha: The teacher-student relationship .................5 The first awareness: Meditating on the Body ........................15 Space and Stillness: Varieties of Formless Meditation .................23 All part of the Practice : Obstacles and their Antidots .........................31 The wisdom of Energy: Bringing emotions to the Path ...........................39 Off the Cushion : Theravada practice in Daily life ....................................49 Poison, fuel, or medicine?........................55 A quiet and seclude place : Going on retreat ........................65 Transforming the lkesas: The main work of meditation ....................75 At the End:The Practice of Old age and Death ............................83 2. Dharma : The teachings More than just sitting: the importance of Study ....................93 How does suffering End?..............101 Rebirth and Free Will: How buddhist understand Karma ......................111 Training the mind and heart: The lojong system ..................121 Do buddhists pray...........129 Dropping body and mind : Understanding dogen ..................139 Healthy ego vs. Nonego ......................149 The tantric experiment: Bringing Vajrayana to the West .............161 Dzogchen: The great perfection ..................169 3. Sangha : The community Dharma for All : Diversity in American Buddhism ...................179 Who will take the dharma Seat?...................189 The practice of Sila : Ethics and Morality in Modern buddhism ...................203 Words and essence: The challenges of Translation ..............213 San Francisco zen Centre: A case study in Building American Buddhism ................227 Still work to be Done : Women in western buddhism .................235 Monks, nuns, and yogis ....................247 Engaged buddhism : How political is the Dharma .................257 Where do we from here?......................265