BOOKS:
Forthcoming: The Hidden Lamp: Stories from 25 Centuries of Awakened Women, edited by Zenshin Florence Caplow and Reigetsu Susan Moon.
This Is Getting Old: Zen Thoughts on Aging with Humor and Dignity
(Shambhala, 2010)
“Susan Moon’s stories are wonderful companions and guides as I go about my ordinary life.” —Maxine Hong Kingston
“Aging is the biggest issue facing me and everyone I know. This book is poignant, funny, and spot-on, and I am tremendously grateful to Susan Moon for writing it. I love this book!”—Sylvia Boorstein
“Susan Moon is one of Buddhism’s funniest writers. In this new book, Bodhipaksa finds, she’s also one of Buddhism’s most honest, moving, and beautiful writers.”Click here for a review of This Is Getting Old by Bodhipaksa
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Review from the publisher: In this warm and funny collection of essays on the sometimes confusing, sometimes poignant, sometimes hilarious condition of being a woman over sixty, Susan Moon keeps her sense of humor and she keeps her reader fully engaged. The wry and insightful pieces include a letter of gratitude to her bones for serving her as well as they do; confessions of her fear of going blind; celebratory advice on regarding “senior moments” as opportunities to be in the here and now; and inspiration for considering everyone as one’s grandchildren.
Ordering: Click here to order from Shambhala Publications
Not Turning Away: The Practice of Engaged Buddhism (Shambhala)
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Being Bodies: Buddhist Women on the Paradox of Embodiment, with Lenore Friedman (Shambhala)
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The Life and Letters of Tofu Roshi (Shambhala)
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Risking Peace: Why We Sat in the Road, with Jackie Cabasso (Open Books)
ARTICLES:
“I want to tell you about coming apart, wanting to die, and returning at last to myself, and about how my Buddhist practice both helped and hindered me in this zigzag journey…”
“Grandmother Mind“ PDF version: sept07sungrandmother1
“What If I Never Have Sex Again?“
“House of Commons”
an essay about sharing my house with others for over 30 years
“Tea with God”
relates an unexpected contact with God, whether I believe in him or not
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