TURNING WHEEL
The Journal of Socially Engaged Buddhism

• Fiesta, Revolution, and Resistance:by Vanessa Ramirez (complete article, PDF file)
In a mountain village in Chiapas, Mexico, a socially engaged Buddhist discovers that "each act is a celebration of revolution, not just external, political revolution but a liberation of spirit."

• El Latinismo y sus Bellos Colores: Voices of Latina and Latino Buddhists by Rosa Zubizarreta (excerpt)
Stories of Latino/a Buddhist practitioners, including Jose Luis Reissig, Hilda Gutierrez Baldoquin, and Jose Cuellar.

• Green Tea and Camotes Poblanos: Postcards from a Mexican Sangha by Rocio Hernandez Pozo (excerpt)
A Zen community in Mexico City blends Buddhist traditions with distinctively Mexican ingredients.

Other articles in this issue:

•Inter-Hispanic Non-Dualism by Tom Chaves

•In Praise of Latino Piety by Jose Ignacio Cabezon

•On Promoting the Teaching of Vipassana in Spanish-Speaking Communities by Jose Luis Reissig

•Making Peace, Seeking Justice: Lessons of Transformation from Guatemala and Chiapas by Andrea Thach

•The Accompaniment Project by Jo-ann Rosen

•En el sur del Sur: Buddhadharma, critica marxista de la modernidad y ecologia politica by Jose Antonio Vergara

•Meditating in Havana: Interview with Eduardo Pimentel by Ellen Pearlman

•Engaged Buddhism and Activism: Reflections of a Nicaragua Solidarity Activist by Midge Quandt

•Gracias a todos: Rohatsu Retreat in Mexico by Basy Petnick

•Fort Benning Return: 2000 by Ted Sexauer

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