Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Desire (Tara Brach)

Tara Brach (tarabrach.com); Ashley Wells, Crystal Quintero (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Tara Brach spoke in Los Angeles last night (Wednesday, insightLA.org) to launch her new book, Radical Compassion: Learning to Love Yourself and Your World with the Practice of Rain. What made her famous and a popular and accomplished meditation teacher? It was her candid discussion of addiction, sex, and rising above the vicissitudes of life. Even famous teachers face these things.

Calendar: ongoing classes, daylong workshops, presentation, and retreats (tarabrach.com)