Helen Tworkov’s first book, Zen in America, was published in 1989. With her teacher, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, she is the author of Turning Confusion into Clarity and In Love with the World.
Her work can also be found in Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, which she founded in 1991. Notable pieces include:
From April 2020: “Beware Of What You Wish For”
From Winter 2005: “Just Power”
From Fall 1992: “Agent of Change: An Interview with bell hooks”
From Summer 1992: “The Jesus Lama: Thomas Merton in the Himalayas”
From Spring 1992: “Anti-abortion/Pro-choice”
More of Helen’s writing can be found in the Tricycle archives.
Dalton High School yearbook photo, 1960