More Daily Wisdom ─ 365 Buddhist Inspirations

Like its predecessor, Daily Wisdom, More Daily Wisdom draws on the richness of Buddhist writings to offer a spiritual cornucopia to illuminate life and inspire readers day after day, year after year. Sources span a spectrum from ancient sages to modern teachers, from monks to laypeople, from East to West, from poetry to prose. Entries come from some of Buddhism's most renowned figures: Bhante Gunaratana (Mindfulness in Plain English); Lama Zopa Rinpoche (Transforming Problems into Happiness); Lama Yeshe (Introduction to Tantra); Bhikkhu Bodhi; and, of course, the Buddha and other ancient luminaries. Subjects range from the contemplative (beginner’s mind, loving-kindness) to the curative (addiction, pain) to the charmingly commonplace (breakfast, tooth-brushing). The book's blend of useful insights for daily reflection, glimpses of Buddhist teachings, and moments of levity, along with its inviting layout and French flaps, makes More Daily Wisdom a thoughtful gift, a wonderful keepsake, and a tool for transformation.

Josh Bartok has served as in-house staff editor at Wisdom for almost 13 years and has worked on almost 200 books in all traditions of Buddhism. He is the co-author, with Ezra Bayda, of Saying Yes To Life (Even the Hard Parts), and the authoring editor of Daily Doses of Wisdom, Daily Wisdom, More Daily Wisdom, Lama Zopa Rinpoche's How to Be Happy, and Lama Yeshe's When the Chocolate Runs Out.

He is also head teacher and spiritual director at the Greater Boston Zen Center, and one of the guiding teachers of Boundless Way Zen. He is a full member of the Soto Zen Buddhist Association and the American Zen Teachers Association, and is a friend of the Lay Zen Teachers Association. Josh has served on the Board of Directors for the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, and on the planning committee of the first-ever Next-Generation Dharma Teachers event, part of the Mahasangha Gathering that took place at Garrison Institute in July of 2011.

Josh graduated from Vassar College in 1993 with a degree in cognitive science. Recreationally, Josh is an amateur photographer who shows locally and regionally. His work is influenced by John Daido Loori, Kaz Tanahashi, as well as sumi-e and abstract expressionist painters. His photos can be seen online at shobophoto.com.
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