Aug 26, 2020 Welcome to our review page where we review books and other media that we hope will be of interest to our readers. Book Review: Buddhist Magic by Sam van Schaik Divination, Healing, and Enchantment through the Ages Aug 26, 2020 How did the practice of magic help with the spread of Buddhism through SE Asia? A new translation of a book of spells from the Dunhuang caves may help answer this question. Tibetan Zen by Sam van Schaik Discovering a Lost Tradition Aug 26, 2020 Michael O'Neill reviews a book about a forgotten history of Zen in Tibet by the Head of Endangered Manuscripts at The British Library. Climate – A New Story By Charles Eisenstein, 2018 Jul 16, 2020 Peter Glynne-Jones reviews this different 'take' on the climate problem. Charles Eisenstein uses Thich Nhat Hanh's term 'interbeing' to explore how humankind needs a radically different relationship with the world around us. Review: Mindfulness Apps The next turning of the Wheel or a shallow gimmick? Sep 29, 2020 GRACEFUL EXITS How Great Beings Die: Death stories of Hindu, Tibetan Buddhist Book review Oct 22, 2020 Michael Haggiag reviews a remarkable book about how spiritual masters die a good death. Every day is a Good Day Oct 28, 2020 Review; Buddhism - The British Library Exhibition Oct 28, 2020 Review of ''The Epic of the Buddha'' Oct 28, 2020 Book Review: Hidden Zen Practices for Sudden Awakening & Embodied Realization by Meido Moore Nov 4, 2020 A collection of breath-based energetic (ki) exercises to awaken body awareness, normally handed down teacher to student, is revealed in this new book from the Abbot of Korinji Zen Monastery in Wisconsin. Review: My Octopus Teacher A Netflix documentary Nov 18, 2020 Craig Foster spent a year following and learning from a wild octopus. It became a relationship that changed his life forever. Book Review:Entangled Life How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds, and Shape Our Futures” by Dec 1, 2020 Peter Glynne Jones reviews this book from biologist Merlin Sheldrake (son of Rupert), on the fascinating world of fungi. A book that challenges our sense of who we are and what we think our role in this life may be. Book Review: Zen Seeds 60 Essential Teachings on Effort, Gratitude and Happiness by Shundo Aoyama Mar 9, 2021 With the Covid-19 lockdown intensifying Michael O'Neill finally decided to dive into this inspiring title, finding it a rewarding and comforting experience. Review: In China Root: Taoism, Ch’an, and Original Zen by David Hinton Dec 8, 2020 Rachel Hilton assesses David Hinton's new book which argues that Zen schools have a greater debt to Taoism than previously realised in the West. The author yakes a philological journey into the problem of translating Chinese characters into Western languages. Hail Satan. Film review Oct 28, 2020 The role of Satan as 'opposer' is used for political ends in this documentary tale about the struggle for religious plurality in the U.S. Book Review: Awakened Cosmos The mind of Classical Chinese poetry by David Hilton Dec 28, 2020 Jeremy Frank reviews a book of poems by Tu Fu which charts the poet's spiritual understanding. Poetry is often used to give a sense of the 'ineffable' and the translator, David Hilton also supplies a useful commentary on Tu Fu's succinct insights. Carving the Divine: Buddhist Sculptors of Japan Film Review Oct 31, 2021 A documentary on the training of wood sculptors who create Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and deities for the thousands of shrines throughout Japan. Summer Reading List by Michael Haggiag Book Review Apr 30, 2022 In this warm and and often very funny autobiography, Zen Master Soko Morinaga encapsulates our the inherent comedy of attempting to rid ourselves of our egos. Topics AUDIO COURSES BLOG BOOK BOOK EXTRACTS BOOK REVIEWS BOOKS BUDDHISM AND THE ARTS DAILY LIFE PRACTICE EXERCISES IN MINDFULNESS FILM REVIEWS FOLKLORE IN LIGHT OF ASIA INTERVIEWS NEWS PEOPLE PSYCHOLOGY REVIEWS STORIES Donate The virtue of generosity, charity or giving. Your donations are welcomed. Learn more
