February / March 2005

Preserving a culture
Tibetan art unfurled

FEATURE: STUDY OR MEDITATION DEBATE
Study versus meditation By Choden Rinpoche
According to Je Tsongkhapa By Robert Thurman
Rock climbing without arms By Nicholas Ribush
The relationship between the study of philosophical texts and one’s meditation practice By William Magee

EDUCATION
New FPMT college planned: Maitripa Institute By Yangsi Rinpoche
“Universal Education”: Dharma for the 21st Century By Alison Murdoch
FPMT Masters Program: Seven years in the making
FPMT Masters Program: The graduates

Monastic Conference: Renunciation and Simplicity By Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron

FOUND IN TRANSLATION
The Great Lam-Rim experience By Joshua Cutler and Guy Newland
The Middling Lam-Rim experience By Conni Krause

Circumambulation: Can you hear me now? By Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Meditation: Shiné: a calm mind By Choden Rinpoche
Prison life: Freedom behind bars By Ven. Thubten Wongmo
Tibetan life: My life in Chinese-occupied Tibet and India By Kensur Lobsang Tsering
Life as a monk: Big change possible By Ven. Thubten Lhundrup
Obituary: Tarab Tulku Rinpoche 1934-2004
How it all began: Tushita, the place of joy By Anja Ryden
Beginnings: History in the making By Adele Hulse
Letter from Bodhgaya: Travels with my father By Ven. Kabir Saxena
Buddhism in the family: Go to your room – if you can! By Debra Thornburg
Buddhism in action: Give me your tired, your poor, India-style By Bernice McCombie

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