A Tibetan Buddhist Tankha of
Milarepa, who evolved from a murderer to a powerful yogi.
Courtesy of Daniel Donner, L.Ac. CCH
A Tibetan Buddhist Tankha of
Milarepa, who evolved from a murderer to a powerful yogi.
Courtesy of Daniel Donner, L.Ac. CCH
Buddhism Behind Bars
How a Bay Area Tibetan Nun brought meditation and dharma to some of America’s most violent prisons. An interview with Venerable Robina Courtin, founder of the Liberation Prison Project.
by SUZANNE SAUCY
New Age Bullies
A Buddhist psychotherapist ponders the perils of bullying people with New Age nostrums and portentous advice — another example of blaming the victim.
by JULIA INGRAM
Pirates vs. Patriots
When Greenpeace protested an illegal shipment of Amazon mahogany, the Justice Department cried conspiracy. Ashcroft’s war on Greenpeace may be the most serious assault on free speech and civil disobedience since the dawn of the civil rights movement.
by REX WYLER
Oakland’s Affordable Housing Hero
Activist and architect Michael Pyatok has designed over 12,000 units of affordable housing for low-income families. His methods are novel: involve the community in the design and decision-making process.
by STEVE LERNER
Reversing Vandalism
An SF public library employee reveals how he transformed a hate crime targeting gay and lesbian books into one of the Bay Area’s most powerful art exhibits.
by JIM VAN BUSKIRK
Journeys: Visions of Bodhgaya
A pilgrim finds the tree and shrine where the Buddha was enlightened a place of paradox.
by ALLAN HUNT BADINER