Women Practicing Buddhism: American Experiences [Paperback]

Individually and collectively, today’s female practitioners are changing the face of Buddhism today, as surely as Buddhist practice is transforming each one of their lives.

In Women Practicing Buddhism, you’ll meet a diverse sampling of contemporary Buddhist women, from those who are crucial to the community’s organizational fabric to others who infuse their art and activism with the Dharma.

Contributors include:
Author and social activist bell hooks
Composer, singer, filmmaker, choreographer, and director Meredith Monk
American-born Tibetan Buddhist nun Karma Lekshe Tsomo
former Tricycle editor Helen Tworkov
Jane Hirshfield, prize-winning poet, translator, and essayist
Pat Enkyo O’Hara, abbot of NYC’s Village Zendo
and many more.