CONTENTS:
3 . Money Mushroom: Matsutake as Gift and Commodity
6 . Balancing Tibetan and Western Medical Practice
8 . The Changing Landscape of Tibetan Buddhism
10 . Preservation or Diminishment? Tibetan Culture and Language amidst Technological Development
12 . Sacred Mountains and How They Craft Cultural Identity
14 . Technology vs. Teachings
16 . Cultural Landscapes: How Modernization and Tourism will Shape Shangri-La
18 . The Golden Monkeys and Lisu Village
19 . A blunt confession
22 . Gratitude and Grace
24 . “Life, as one”
27 . Expect the Unexpected
30 . Smiles of Nature
32 . Thoughts
35 . Mayflies / Barefoot
36 . Student Bios / Current Patrons