INTERVIEWS

The Temple of Reason: Sam Harris on How Religion Puts the World at Risk
THE SUN
Sam Harris is a brave man. in a country where 90 percent of adults say they believe in God, he has written a bestseller condemning religion.
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An Interview with Andrew Solomon – the Heartbreaking Realization of Parental Love
Extended version of the interview that first appeared in
CHRONOGRAM MAGAZINE – Field notes: Explorations Into Family Life

The Treasure So Precious, There’s No Word for It: A Conversation with Amy Chua on the Intimate Practice of Tiger Parenting
Extended version of the interview that first appeared in CHRONOGRAM MAGAZINE – Flowers Fall: Field Notes from a Buddhist Mom’s Experimental Life
The Tiger Mother purrs.

A Descent into the Dream World: Andre Dubus III on Fatherhood, Karma and Creativity
Extended version of the interview that first appeared in
CHRONOGRAM MAGAZINE – Flowers Fall: Field Notes from a Buddhist Mom’s Experimental Life
Not Exactly Treasured, but Loved.

Why Mindful Parenting Won’t Keep You Up All Night: A Conversation with Jon Kabat Zinn
CHRONOGRAM MAGAZINE – Flowers Fall: Field Notes from a Buddhist Mom’s Experimental Life
Mindfulness! What a concept.

Touching the Depths: An Interview with Acharya, Judith Simmer Brown, on Motherhood and Practice, Part 2
CHRONOGRAM MAGAZINE – Flowers Fall: Field Notes from a Buddhist Mom’s Experimental Life
The Tibetan view of karma and reincarnation, among other things.

Touching the Depths: An interview with Judith Simmer Brown, Part 1
CHRONOGRAM MAGAZINE – Flowers Fall: Field Notes from a Buddhist Mom’s Experimental Life
One Buddhist mom to another.

Moral Combat: Chris hedges on War, Faith, and Fundamentalism
THE SUN
This Pulitzer-prize winning journalist talks about his attempt to be a truly good person in a very complicated moral universe.
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Groundhog Universe: Robert Thurman on Conversion, Delusion, and the Buddhaland
MOUNTAIN RECORD: THE ZEN PRACTITIONER’S JOURNAL
What if the Dharma were on TV? “It would look like The Matrix with less shooting,” says Professor Thurman.

Endless Lifetimes, Endless Benefit
BUDDHADHARMA
The woman best known for meditating in a cave for 12 years on the meaning of life, and the next one, too.