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Category: Interview

Gil Fronsdal
Interview

Gil Fronsdal on Immanent and Naturalistic Buddhism

April 18, 2022April 18, 2022 Vanessa Able

Buddhist teacher and author Gil Fronsdal on the meanings of naturalistic Buddhism, religion, life and death.

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Guo Gu
Interview

Body Like a Rag, Mind Like a Mirror – Guo Gu Breaking Through Boundaries

August 4, 2021September 22, 2021 Vanessa Able

Chan teacher Guo Gu on silent illumination, punk music and his teacher Sheng Yen's legacy.

Tagged Body, Buddha, Buddhism, Chan, Culture, embodiment, experiencing, interview, language, Mind, Poetry, punk, Silent Illumination, Vimalakirti, Yongjia Xuanjue, Zen1 Comment
Interview

Surviving Intact – Norman Fischer on Zen, Language and Growing Old

June 15, 2021April 20, 2023 Vanessa Able

Zen teacher and poet Norman Fischer on where and how poetry and Zen practice meet and interact.

Tagged Buddhism, form, interview, language, Literature, Poetry, Practice, relationship, success, Writing, Zen1 Comment
Kathleen Dean Moore
Interview, Why I Write

Why I Write – A Conversation with Kathleen Dean Moore

May 4, 2021June 15, 2021 Vanessa Able

Author and activist Kathleen Dean Moore on what inspires her, what drives her, and her struggle to write about hope.

Tagged activism, conversation, earth, ecology, environment, interview, music, philosophy, sound, WritingLeave a comment
Adam Mansbach
Interview

‘Telling Stories is the Single Thing That Makes Us Human’ – A Conversation with Adam Mansbach

April 29, 2021June 15, 2021 Vanessa Able

A conversation with Adam Mansbach about loss, grief, and the process of writing his new book, I Had a Brother Once, in the form of an epic poem.

Tagged conversation, Death, grief, interview, loss, masks, Poetry, ritual, stories, suicide1 Comment
Liz Tichenor
Interview

Embodying Grief – A Conversation with Liz Tichenor

January 22, 2021June 15, 2021 Vanessa Able

Author and priest Liz Tichenor talks about her book The Night Lake, about dealing with loss and what the topography of grief looks like after seven years.

Tagged Children, Death, grief, loss, motherhood, mourning, The Night Lake, vulnerability3 Comments

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