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Work from Sandy Boucher

“A Complicated Burden” in the May 2012 issue of Shambhala Sun. [excerpt available online]

“Spine of Steel” (about Joko Beck) in the Spring 2012 issue of tricycle, the Buddhist Review, Letters, p. 8. [link to Letters]

Sandy was Associate Editor of Persimmon Tree: An Online Magazine of the Arts by Women Over Sixty from 2006 to 2012.

“The Incredible Sacrifice of Princess Miao Shan” in the Fall 2011 issue of Inquiring Mind, a semiannual journal of the Vipassana community. [link to Inquiring Mind home page]

"Women in Global Buddhism," Presentation at East Bay Meditation Center, November 8, 2010, with visuals, featuring a clandestine nuns' ordination in Thailand.

“My Life as a Gay Grandma,” a Real Families personal essay on Salon. [link to article]

On December 9, 2009, Sandy was honored for her work on Women and Buddhism at the opening of the new Kwan Yin Temple in Bangkok. Called “Avalokitesvara’s Great Compassion Stupa of 10,000 Buddhas,” the temple contains the largest collection of Buddhist art in the world. See Sandy’s latest article, with photos, about her connection with the “Great Master” of the temple and what she learned in two weeks in a busy big-city Asian religious environment.

“Jungle Beast” in the Fall 2009 issue of tricycle, the Buddhist Review. Available at many bookstores or online to current subscribers. [link to table of contents]

Editor for Pema Chodron's Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears by Pema Chodron (Shambhala Publications, Fall 2009).

“Two Dogs, A Parrot, and a Not-So-Silent Retreat” in the Fall 2009 issue of Buddhadharma: The Practitioners Quarterly. [link to table of contents]

“Buddhist Women Meet in Mongolia” in the Spring 2009 issue of tricycle, the Buddhist Review. Available at many bookstores or online to current subscribers. [link to table of contents]

“Standing Outside the Door,” reprinted with permission from the Spring 2009 issue of Inquiring Mind, a semiannual journal of the Vipassana community. [PDF]

Sandy went to Mongolia to the Sakyadhita (International Association of Buddhist Women) Conference in early July 2008, where she presented a paper and led a workshop. The experience held many surprises--including a "living emanation of Tara" and participation in a women's tantric ceremony. Read her account and see photos.

“Bear Versus Buddhist” in the Summer 2008 issue of tricycle, the Buddhist Review. Available at many bookstores or online to current subscribers. [link to table of contents]

“Feeding Your Demons,” reprinted with permission from the Spring 2008 issue of Inquiring Mind, a semiannual journal of the Vipassana community. Sandy reviews a book by Tsultrim Allione. [PDF]

“Calling Dr. Lee,” published in the San Francisco Chronicle Sunday Magazine My Word column, on November 25, 2007. [link to Chronicle website]

“Friendship and Change with Tillie Olsen” in Persimmon Tree, the new online literary magazine by women over 60. Become a registered user (at no cost) to access the archives at www.persimmontree.org. The article is in Issue #1. [link to Persimmon Tree website]

“Daughters of the Buddha Rising Up” in Turning Wheel, Summer 2007. Commentary on issues raised at the International Conference on Buddhist Women, 2006. [link to Turning Wheel website] See also Sandy’s photos from this event.

“From Our History to Our Future,” talk given at the Buddhist Women’s Conference in Chicago, winter 2007. [PDF]

“Are You Holding Back?” an article Sandy wrote for Writer’s Digest on eliminating fears in the writing process. [PDF]

“A Footprint on the Shore” In 1995, Sandy Boucher went on a pilgrimage to the sacred home of Kwan Yin: Putuo Island in the South China Sea.

 

  
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