A thought-provoking mix of the most notable and insightful Buddhism-inspired writing published in the last year.

The Best Buddhist Writing 2011 includes:

- Karen Miller's story of love, marriage, and dishes
- Joanna Macy on the First Noble Truth and healing from the legacy of Chernobyl
- Brian Haycock's taxi ride on the Dharma Road
- His Holiness the Dalai Lama's manifesto on tolerance
- Dzogchen Ponlop on the rebel buddha inside you
- An adoption love story by Leza Lowitz
- Ira Sukrungruang's humorous meditation on death
- Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel on finding the courage to live in reality as it is
- Susan Piver on the wisdom of a broken heart
- Thich Nhat Hanh on healing the wounded child within
- Matthieu Ricard's answer to the question: why meditate?
- Rick Bass on the lessons of the Gulf oil spill
- Pico Iyer's insider's look at the heart of the Dalai Lama
- And much more