Summer 2017

Vol. 35 No. 4 Summer 2017
Discernment

In the drifting, wandering world
it is very difficult to cut off our human ties.
Now, we cast them away and enter true activity—
It is in this way that we express our gratitude.

—Gatha on Shaving the Head

TABLE OF CONTENTS

This is the Way I Express My Gratitude, Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Sensei
An ancient form of Buddhist practice, monasticism is alive and well

A True Life, Suzanne Taikyo Gilman
 
Editorial

Giving Rise to Discernment, Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Buddhist teachings on wisdom and the power of intention

Sangha Reflections on Discernment

Mountains and Rivers Order
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