How can I be the person I want to be when I'm stuck in a job I hate? How is it possible to stay present in an era of nearly constant distractions? Can I pick someone up at a bar or club and still call myself spiritual? This nitty-gritty guide to life for the spiritual-but-not-necessarily-religious uses Buddhist teachings to answer those burning questions and a host of others related to going out, relationships, work, and social action. Based on Lodro Rinzler's popular advice columns, Walk Like a Buddha offers wisdom that can be applied to just the sort of dilemmas that tend to arise for anyone making even a modest attempt to walk like a Buddha--that is, to live with honesty, wisdom, and compassion in the face of whatever life surprises you with.

Walk Like a Buddha: Even if Your Boss Sucks, Your Ex is Torturing You & You're Hungover Again, Lodro Rinzler, Shambhala Publications, Paperback, 224 pages, $14.95

LODRO RINZLER is a teacher in the Shambhala tradition of Vajrayana Buddhism. He has taught numerous workshops and retreats. His column "What Would Sid Do?" (Sid = Siddhartha, the Buddha) appears regularly in the Huffington Post. He is the founder of the Institute for Compassionate Leadership, an educational organization that trains young professionals in enlightened leadership skills, and he is a cofounder of MNDFL, a meditation studio in New York City.