Daily Buddhism

Issue #13 ($1.25)

Contents
 of this issue:

• The Best of Daily Buddhism 2008

• Guest Post: Kindness in Daily Life
• What’s with all the Chanting?
• Book: Buddhas, Bohisattvas, Khadromas, and the Way of the Pilgrim
• Koan: The Sound of One Hand

• Jataka Tales XII: The Banyan Deer
• Jataka Tales XIII: The Princes and the Water-Spirit

Issue #12 ($1.25)

Contents
 of this issue:

• Meditation on a Whoopie Cushion
• Be a Guest poster
• Koan: Everyday Life is the Path
• Koan: The Strawberry
• Chanting and Prayer on Schedule
• Being in the Present / Be Here Now
• Buddhism and the 12-Step Recovery Process
• Jataka Tales XI: The Elephant Girly-Face
• Extra: The Life of Buddha and Its Lessons, by H.S. Olcott

Issue #11 ($1.25)

Contents
 of this issue:

• Review: Seeds of Kindness
• Jataka Tales X The Wise and Foolish Merchant
• Koan: The Enlightened Man
• The Four Seals
• The Four Immeasurables
• Mini Topics
• Review: The Tao of Now
• Extra: The Four Seals By the Dalai Lama

Issue #10 (FREE)

• To Meat or Not to Meat: Buddhism & Vegetarians
• Jataka Tales IX: The Foolish, Timid Rabbit
• Koan: Nansen Cuts the Cat in Two
• A Buddhist Christmas
• Is Buddhism Half-Empty or Half-Full?
• Koan: Joshu Examines a Monk in Meditation
• Book: Quiet Mind, Open Heart
• Book: The Method of No-Method: The Chan Practice of Silent Illumination
• Special Buddhist Buyers Guide Review Compilation.
• Complete list & links to all free audio shows (“podcasts”)

This week I have included all the usual features, plus a special Buyers Guide, reprinting every single product review that has appeared on the site this year. For a variety of reasons outlined in my editorial inside, this will be another FREE issue. Anyone can download this one and it will be included in the “podcast feed” like the first four issues. Enjoy!

Issue #9 ($1.25)

• Killing the Buddha
• Posture and Numb Legs
• Jataka Tales VIII: A Measure of Rice
• CD Review: Buddha Moon
• Buddhism and Homosexuality
• Koan: Stingy in Teaching
• Koan: Joshu’s Mu
• Special included eBook: Buddhism and Buddhists in China by Lewis Hodous (44 Page Bonus)

Issue #8 ($1.25)

• Buddhist Converts and “Background Buddhists”
• The Dog Story
• Right Effort Revisited
• Support Daily Buddhism
• Book Review: “Where is Your Buddha Nature?”
• The Magga-Vibhanga Sutta
• Koan: Not Far From Buddhahood
• Jataka Tales VII: The Quarrel of the Quails

Issue #7 ($1.25)

• Introduction / Editorial: Women in Buddhism
• Kwan Yin
• Review: The Moon in the Water, Reflections on an Aging Parent
• Maya / Mahamaya
• Pajapati / Mahapajapati
• Koan: Gisho’s Work
• Jataka Tales VI: The Shady Road
• Koan: Hyakujo’s Fox

Issue #6 ($1.25)

• 1-2. Cover: The Return of “Buddha Boy”
• 3-4. The Sangha Situation: Nowhere To Go
• 4. Koan: Zuigan Calls His Own Master
• 5. Jataka Tales V: The Ox who Won The Forfeitv
• 6. CD Review: Koyasan: Reiki Sound Healing
• 7. Book Review: The Kindness Handbook a Practical Companion
• 8. The Four Foundations of Mindfulness
• 9-21. The Foundations of Mindfulness Satipatthana Sutta

Issue #5 ($1.25)

• Zen Gardens: Mystical Misconceptions
• Children’s Book Review: Here You Are, by Mayke Beckmann Briggs
• Koan: Not A Buddha
• Buddhist Conversion Rituals
• Sample Tibetan/Pali Ritual with English
• How to Set Up a Home Shrine
• Jataka Tales IV: The Turtle Who Couldn’t Stop Talking
• Daily Buddhism Audio Show Catalog & Podcast Directory
• Review: Zen and Now Timepiece, a Brass-Bell Alarm Clock
• Special Feature: The Ten Oxherding Pictures, with prose & text formatted for printing and display.

Issue #4 (Free)

• Final Free Issue; Rates Explained
• Free Guided Meditation MP3 File
• Fat Buddha, Skinny Buddha, Laughing Buddha: Buddhist Statues explained
• Book Review: Footprints in the Snow, by Chen Master Sheng Yen
• Buddhist Prayer: Why Pray if there is no God?
• Koan; Shoun & His Mother
• Jataka Tale #3, The Merchant of Sari
• Fear
• Newslinks: Dalai Lama Had a Busy Week
• News: 133 Temples Demolished in 4 Years
• The Entire 26-Chapter text of the Dhammapada

Issue #3 (Free)

• Weekly Buddhism Rates Determined
• DVD Review: Zen Noir
• Joshu’s Dog: A Koan Explained (about Mu)
• Buddhist Mala / Rosary Beads
• Buddhist Temple Built From Old Bottles
• Book Review: The Saint of Kathmandu and
  Other Tales of the Sacred in Distant
  Lands, by Sarah Levine
• Jataka Tale #2, How The Turtle Saved His Own Life
• Buddha’s Ghostwriter and Hinduism
• Wisdom: A Bag of Nails
• Wisdom: An Angry Buddha
• Wisdom: Teacups
• Our Buddhist President
• Letters in response to “Our Buddhist President”

Issue #2 (Free)

• The 40 Meditation Themes
• Koan: Philosopher Asks Buddha
• Review: The Gift of Lovig Kindness
• News: Tibet Slashes Tourism Prices After Riots
• Introducing the Jataka Tales
• Jataka Tale #1, The Monkey and the Crocodile
• Newslinks

Issue #1 (Free)

• Koan: Two Monks and a Flag
• Benefits of Meditation
• Breath Watching Meditation
• Empty Mind Meditation
• Walking Meditation and Kinhin
• Mindfulness Meditation
• Mantra Meditation
• Conceptual Meditation
• News: Dalai Lama Undergoes Gall Bladder Surgery
• News: International buddhist Film Festival in Mexico