Grounded in deep scholarship, psychological sophistication, and decades of teaching and personal practice, this much-anticipated collection of essays helps readers gain a richer understanding of Buddhism. Arranged thematically, the pieces in On Becoming the Dharma explore important, challenging concepts that underlie the Buddhist teachings -- karma, self and no-self, interconnection, and interdependence. Each brief chapter stands alone as a sparklingly appealing presentation of a particular idea, and as a whole the book comprises one of the best overviews available of the concepts that underlie the Buddhist worldview. Sophisticated without being daunting, clean and clear without becoming simplistic, Andrew Olendzki's writing is filled with rich phrases, remarkable images, and the fruits of much careful thought.

Unlimiting Mind: The Radically Experiential Psychology of Buddhism, Andrew Olendzki, Wisdom Publications, Paperback,
190 pages, $15.95

Andrew Olendzki, PH.D., was trained in Buddhist Studies at Lancaster University in England, as well as at Harvard and the University of Sri Lanka. The former executive director of IMS (Insight Meditation Society), he is currently the executive director and senior scholar at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies (BCBS) in Barre, MA. He is editor of the Insight Journal.

	Contents: Unlimiting Mind: The Radically Experiential Psychology of Buddhism
	Introduction	1
1.	THE BIGGER PICTURE
	What the Buddha Taught	21
	An Organic Spirituality	25
	The Non-Pursuit of Happiness	29
	The Post-Copernican Revolution	33
2.	CARING FOR THE WORLD
	Caring for Each Other	39
	Healing the Wounds of the World	43
	War and Peace	47
	Removing the Thorn	51
	Burning Alive	55
3.	CONSTRUCTING REALITY
	Mind and Brain	61
	This Fathom-Long Carcass	65
	Making the Best of It	69
	Unreal Imagination Exists	73
	In the Blink of an Eye	77
4.	THE PRACTICE
	One Thing at a Time	83
	Here and Now	87
	Tug of War	91
	Changing Your Mind	95
	Calm in the Face of Anger	99
5.	UNDERSTANDING THE TEACHINGS
	Interconnected... Or Not?	105
	Interdependence	109
	Beyond Proliferation: Papanca	113
	Disgusted with Dharma?	117
6.	SELF AND NON-SELF
	Appearance and Reality	123
	Keeping Your Balance	127
	Self is a Verb	131
	This World Is Not Yours	135
	No Essence	139
7.	KARMA
	Karma in Action	145
	Where the Action Is	149
	Whose Life Is This, Anyway	153
	Homo Sophiens	157
8.	THE EMERGENCE OF MINDFULNESS
	An Abhidhamma Perspective	163
	Notes	177
	Acknowledgments	181
	Index	183
	About the Author	191