Asking challenging questions leads to powerful insights. That's the premise of this first book by Buddhist teacher Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel. How do we find a resting place in a world that is complex and always changing? How do we practice spirituality beyond the limits of blind acceptance and doubt? Elizabeth proposes that we access our deepest intelligence through asking these kinds of questions. When we ask a question, she suggests, our mind is engaged yet open. The process of inquiry protects us from our tendency to reach static conclusions. Instead, we can respond to uncertainty and change with inquisitiveness and a sense of wonder. Her book guides us on a provocative, playful, and spiritually enriching journey of contemplation that could last a lifetime.
The Power of an Open Question, Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel, Shambhala Publications, Hardcover, 114 pp, $19.95

Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel is the wife of Tibetan Buddhist master Dzigar Kongtrul and the editor of two of his books (It's Up to You and Light Comes Through). She has studied and practiced in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition for twenty-five years under his guidance and completed years of solitary retreat. As a Buddhist teacher, she leads weekend retreats throughout the United States and Europe.

CONTENTS: Power of an Open Question
	Foreword by Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche	ix
	Acknowledgments	xi
	Introduction	1
1.	A Personal Koan	7
2.	The Middle Way	13
3.	The Tug of Me: Exploring the Nature of Self and Other	15
4.	The Buddha and the Hot-Dog Vendor	21
5.	Two Means of Escape	25
6.	Knowing Things	33
7.	No Words for Liberation	39
8.	The "E" Word	43
9.	As Big as Our World	45
10.	Fixing and Healing	51
11.	Embracing Complexity	57
12.	With All Our Might	63
13.	The Activity of Objectification	69
14.	Unspoken Agreements	73
15.	The Culture of Truth	77
16.	Enjoy the Feast	81
17.	Digesting Experience	87
18.	The Mark of Non-Creating	91
19.	The Perfect Teacher	97
20.	Beyond "Blindism" and "Doubtism"	105
21.	To Walk by Faith	111
	Bibliography	114