Cultivating the Mind of Love: The Practice of Looking Deeply in the Mahayana Buddhist Tradition

Ko Un, Alan Ginsburg,Thich Nhat Hanh.

Ko Un's work is known across the world, with many translations being published in every major language. He himself has made countless journeys, visiting every continent and reading to large audiences with many of the most significant poets of today's world. He has published many volumes of poetry; the series Maninbo alone now counts some twenty-five volumes. He has been nominated for the Nobel Literature Prize three times, most recently in 2005. Lives in Ansong, South Korea.

Thich Nhat Hanh is one of the most revered Zen teachers in the world today. His best-selling books include Happiness and Peace Is Every Step. He lives in Plum Village in southwest France, his meditation and retreat center in France, where he teaches the art of mindful living.

Allen Ginsberg (June 3, 1926 - April 5, 1997) was an American Beat poet born in Newark, New Jersey. Ginsberg is best known for Howl (1956), a long poem about consumer society's negative human values.