Lotus Petals in the Snow

Lotus Petals in the Snow is the result of outreach across Canada with the goal of bringing together the work of scholars and stories from practitioners, scholar-practitioners, Dharma students, teachers, nuns and laywomen. With pieces covering a vast landscape of experiences, this book is unique in focusing entirely on the voices of Canadian Buddhist Women.

CONTRIBUTORS
Aryadrishti -- Karma: A Method of Evolution and Escape
Heesoon Bai -- Buddhism as a System of Education: Reflections on Life and Self
Nicole Belanger -- The Things We Leave Behind
Kalsang Dolma -- Who is a Tibetan Buddhist Self-Immolator? Freedom Fighter, Martyr, Terrorist or Bodhisattva?
Mavis Fenn -- Sakyadhita Canada: Branching Out
Tracy Franz -- Authentic Self
Ainslie Greig -- Dharma Decisions: I Don't Know Until I Know, and Then I Know
Dianne Harke -- Finding the Kingdom of Happiness
Usha Heer -- Why Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Chose Buddhism
Jackie Ho -- My Path of Vajrayana Practice
Patricia Ivan -- Patterns in Groups Tending Toward the Formation of Cults; Applications to Western Buddhism
Jayanta -- Heart of Light: Anagarika Dhammadinna
Jayanta -- Women at the Forefront: Pioneering and the Dhamma of Perseverance
Natalie Karneef -- Why I Never Felt Beautiful and Now I Do
Cecilie Kwiat -- Rediscovering the Gift of the Universal Feminine Through Faith, Scripture and Myth
Carole Leslie -- Art Is Not for Control Freaks
Erin McCarthy -- Buddhism, Maternity and the Body
Julia Milton -- Stumbling Into Fields of Joy: A Biography of Cecilie Kwiat
Julia Milton -- I Talk to People Everywhere: An Interview with Cecilie Kwiat
Kuya Minogue -- Why Do I Feel an Irresistible Urge to Dance?
Kuya Minogue -- Summer at the Kootenay Hermitage
Lynette Genju Monteiro -- Mother-Daughter: Mastering the Art of Losing Each Other
Julie Price -- Convergence
Bonni Ross -- Giving and Receiving: Why Dharma Teachers Don't Charge Fees
Daryl Lynn Ross -- Dissolving the Pain Body; Abiding in the Body of Wisdom
Bonnie Ryan Fisher -- Discovering the Three Jewels in Rural Alberta
Laura Sugimoto -- Finding My Way on the Eightfold Path
Thich Nu Tinh Quang -- My Rebirth as a Bhikkhuni
Thuc Cong -- The Front Runner
Sarah E. Truman -- The Despondency (Qi Xia Temple): Nanjing and a Visit to the 1000 Smashed Buddha Caves
Vimalasara -- Weeds in the Stream

This book was produced in the gift economy. Contributors donated their works. Profits from online sales are being donated to the Buddhist Compassion Tzu Chi Foundation of Canada and all profits from direct sales support local Dharma activities across Canada.

ABOUT THE EDITOR
Tanya McGinnity has been interested in Buddhism for a few years (since the latter half of the roaring 90's to be exact), yet it all still feels fresh to her. She has been sharing her experiences of studying and practicing the Dharma on her blog, http://www.fullcontactenlightenment.com since 2006.