TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mcleod, Melvin
AU  - Mcleod,Melvin
TI  - 21st Century Buddhists in Conversation
SN  - 9781614290865
U1  - S20 
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Boston
PB  - Wisdom Publications
KW  - Buddhism
N1  - 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
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