Noelle Oxenhandler
Noelle Oxenhandler began Buddhist practice in 1970. She lives in Northern California, where
she teaches creative nonfiction at Sonoma State University. She is the author of three nonfiction books, and her essays have appeared in many national and literary magazines.
Noelle Oxenhandler reviews the latest project of Zen priest Ruth Ozeki.
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Special Section
Go Bang Your Head Against the Wall
And other strategies for self-help
Angry Cops and Shallow Cads
Noelle Oxenhandler on The Angry Buddhist by Seth Greenland
In the Middle of Nowhere
An encounter with Peter Hassen's Artwork
Somebody Special
HBO gets Enlightened
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
Broken Gold
Three dharma practitioners share their stories of healing after a spiritual crisis.
What I’m Reading: Noelle Oxenhandler
Fima Amos Oz (Mariner Books, 1994, 336 pp., $14.00 paper) “Fima got out of bed in his sweaty underwear, opened his shutters a crack, and looked out at the beginning of a winter day in Jerusalem.”…
Awake and Demented
Noelle Oxenhandler asks what happens when an aging mind practices mindfulness of its own decline.
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Essay
Glass of Water, Bare Feet
Noelle Oxenhandler concocts an antidote to fundamentalism
Podcasts
Everything Is Buddha
Using the teachings of Suzuki Roshi as her guide, Noelle Oxenhandler explores what it means for things to be more than just things.
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