http://www.genjipress.com/ The website of Serdar Yegulalp, SF/fantasy author. Of the Far East, Near West, and a great deal in-between. en Copyright 2012 Thu, 17 May 2012 10:00:00 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification What's "ambitious" about a work of fiction? 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By this I mean works written by Buddhists who are Westerners first and foremost, and whose understanding of both Western life... http://www.genjipress.com/2012/05/rebel-buddha-dzogchen-ponlop.html http://www.genjipress.com/2012/05/rebel-buddha-dzogchen-ponlop.html Local Book Reviews books Buddhism dharma review Tue, 01 May 2012 10:00:00 -0500 Laster Bangs and racism, 30+ years on. 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