COVER STORY

• Chasing Buddha — The story of Ven. Robina Courtin, an Australian Buddhist nun with a passionate mind

MONKS AND NUNS

• Western Words, Tibetan Listeners American – Ven. Tenzin Palmo teaches Tibetan nuns
• Ordination, who me? — Ven. George Churinoff deals with his lazy mind
• The monk who craved Vegemite — Ven. Thubten Gyasto gets a fix from a virtuous friend

AUSPICIOUS EVENTS

• Buddhism revived in Mongolia

REINCARNATION

• The flowering of a Reincarnated Lama — Lama Osel, Lama Yeshe’s reincarnate
• Garland of Devotion — The Lawudo Lama and his reincarnate Lama Zopa

TEACHING

• Bodhicitta — Lama Yeshe
• Emptiness — Lama Zopa
• Tuning the mind to a sweet melody — Ven. Thubten Chodron
• The nature of mind — His Holiness Sakya Trizin

RETREAT

• A 14-page feature on the joys and hardships of long retreats; getting the most out of short retreats

BOOKS

• Jan Willis and Dreaming Me

THE VOICE OF YOUTH

• Youth in Belfast find His Holiness “so cool”

VAJRA BROTHERS AND SISTERS

• Life experiences of lay Buddhists Andrew Vahldieck and Steven Ginsberg

HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA

• Planting seeds of peace in Northern Ireland

NEWS ROUNDUP

• Around the world and back with Lama Zopa Rinpoche
• Bringing Buddhism down under with Kirti Tsenshab Rinpoche
• Second international Gelug Conference
• News
• • Centers, geshes, sangha, holy objects, social outreach, education

KALEIDOSCOPE

• The quirky side of Buddhist life