Leonard Price

(Nyanasobhano Bhikkhu)

Bhikkhu Tissa Dispels Some Doubts, by Leonard Price (Buddhist Publication Society Bodhi Leaves No. 102; 1985; 50k/16pp.)

In this delightful fictional dialogue, an earnest but perplexed newcomer to Buddhism brings his basic questions to the wise and patient monk Tissa. A good read for the newcomer or for the veteran meditator who wants a light-hearted back-to-basics pick-me-up.

Radical Buddhism, by Leonard Price (Buddhist Publication Society Bodhi Leaves No. 92; 1982; 29k/10pp.)

Four brief but penetrating reflections on Buddhist practice, by one particularly lively writer. A taste: "The fundamental teachings must not be neglected, lest we take to wearing our religion like warm slippers and doze into mediocrity."

To the Cemetery and Back, by Leonard Price (Buddhist Publication Society Bodhi Leaves No. 96; 1983; 25k/8pp.)

Two short essays: the first describes an imagined stroll through the cemetery, calling on us to reflect deeply on the nature of our lives, and on the urgency of Dhamma practice; the second reminds us that there is no point in waiting for an "ideal" time to start Dhamma practice, for aging, illness, and death are upon us now.