Above: Lemuria’s Zen Section
The Best Buddhist Writing of 2008, Edited by Melvin McLeod, Shambala (2008)
I look forward each year to this collection. I have found many new books and authors to read from McLeod’s work. However, one of my enjoyments is rereading the editor’s selections from books I’ve read already. It’s interesting to see not only what authors’ books he chose but to also consider why that particular excerpt was chosen.
This year’s edition was equally outstanding and varied as the previous collections have been. Essays selected include fine pieces from Joseph Goldstein, Pema Chodron, John Daido Loori, Steve Hagen, Thich Nhat Hanh and His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
My favorite piece was from Michael Carroll’s book The Mindful Leader. Rereading especially during this recession time helped me to refocus on some of his business concepts, some of which seemed like I had read too long ago.
Another nice quality of these collections is reading essays that are thoughtprovoking. You might not be drawn to read a whole book by the author but learning about new folks with different slants on things is an expanding quality of reading these annual collections. They are also edited to be very reader friendly.
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