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Inquiring Mind Journal Inquiring Mind: Celebrating and sharing the dharma since 1984 (These lists aren't as timeless as IM's articles, so they are not archived.)

Inquiring Mind, a donation-supported, semiannual journal dedicated to the creative transmission of Buddhadharma to the West, printed its final issue in Spring 2015. Fortunately, a growing archive of Inquiring Mind's original articles, interviews and poetry is available at www.inquiringmind.com. Born out of the Theravada Buddhist community of Insight (vipassana) meditators, Inquiring Mind remains h

ighly regarded for its excellent and thought provoking interviews of Buddhist teachers, philosophers, psychologists and artists, as well as for its presentation of art, poetry, stories and humorous essays. Regular contributors included Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Joseph Goldstein, Thich Nhat Hanh, Joanna Macy, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Gary Snyder, Nina Wise, Robert Thurman, Ram Dass and many others. In addition, each issue included an international calendar of vipassana retreats, as well as a listing of sitting groups throughout North America. Founded in 1983 and published each April and October, the journal was distributed worldwide to a readership of more than 30,000 people. Readers included followers of many different Buddhist traditions, and others interested in the philosophy and ideas of Buddhism.

15/02/2024

Let’s celebrate the oceanic love that includes all of creation in its heart. As the poet D.H. Lawrence wrote, “What a catastrophe, what a maiming of love when it became merely between persons, and was taken away from the rising and setting of the sun.” This oceanic love was also well expressed by the great Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, when he wrote an ode to his socks. This is the kind of love that pays attention to the earth and the seasons, and embraces all of life – and even death. This is the mystic’s love for creation, just the way it is – perfect in its imperfection. That’s the kind of love to go for friends... and if we would all practice that kind of love it would mark a revolution of the human spirit, and would change the world forever.

(Excerpt from a Valentine’s Day radio piece originally aired in 2011 on KPFA)

Wes ‘Scoop’ Nisker
🌎🌍🌏❤️❤️❤️

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For 31 years, Inquiring Mind was a donation supported, semiannual print journal dedicated to the creative transmission of Buddhadharma to the West. Founded in 1983 and published each April and October, the journal was distributed worldwide to a readership of more than 30,000 people. The final issue of Inquiring Mind was printed in Spring, 2015. Now we are creating an archive of the journal’s 31 years of original articles at www.inquiringmind.com. Born out of the Theravada Buddhist community of Insight (vipassana) meditators, Inquiring Mind’s readers and contributors included followers of many different Buddhist traditions and others interested in the philosophy and ideas of Buddhism. The journal remains highly regarded for its excellent and thought provoking interviews of Buddhist teachers, philosophers, psychologists and artists, as well as for its presentation of art, poetry, stories and humorous essays. Regular contributors included Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, Joseph Goldstein, Thich Nhat Hanh, Joanna Macy, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Gary Snyder, Nina Wise, Robert Thurman, Ram Dass and many others.

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