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In 2002, Buddhist and Christian monastics gathered at Gethsemani Abbey, Kentucky, to discuss the nature of suffering--from alienation and unworthiness, greed and consumerism, personal and structural violence, and sickness and aging. The result of this extraordinary gathering is Finding Peace in Troubled Times, a guidebook for those seeking islands of comfort amid the great ocean of sorrow. Among those whose voices are contained are His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Pope John Paul II, Bhikshuni Thubten Chödrön, Fr. Thomas Keating, Joseph Goldstein, Abbot John Daido Loori, Rev. Heng Sure, Stephanie Kaza, and Zenkei Blanche Hartman. Thoughtful and often profoundly moving, these men and women use the wisdom contained in their sacred traditions, rituals, and scriptures, to explore personal loss, the development of compassion, and opening the heart to grief.

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Fr. James Wiseman is a Benedictine monk of Saint Anselm's Abbey in Washington DC, professor of theology at the Catholic University of America, and long-time member of the Board of Directors of Monastic Interreligious Dialogue. Professor Donald Mitchell teaches at Purdue University. He is the co-editor (with James Wiseman) of The Spiritual Life and Finding Peace in Troubled Times. He serves as an advisor to the Board of Directors of Monastic Interreligious Dialogue.

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