Magazine Personal Reflections
Circling Emptiness
Recalling his friendships with Norman Mailer and Samuel Beckett, a Zen student and writer grapples with a central Buddhist teaching.
By Lawrence Shainberg, Illustration by Barry Blitt
Magazine Personal Reflections
Meeting the Friend She Always Knew
The goddess of compassion intervenes in the life of a longtime practitioner when her help is most needed.
By Sandy Boucher
Magazine Society & Environment
Tenzin Mariko: Tibetan Trailblazer
A former monk gains renown as one of the first openly transgender people in the Tibetan community, opening the door to acceptance.
By Lakshmi Gandhi, Photograph by Maria de la Guardia
