What practical impact does the philosophy of Buddhism have for those engaged with modern culture and how does awareness enter the picture? The author is a contemplative Buddhist who responds to that question through a series of essays showing how the contemporary, Western Buddhist perspective can be used to engage a wide variety of issues realistically with awareness, mindfulness and compassion. The author is a practitioner of the Mahayana tradition of Tibetan Buddhism following the path of the Bodhisattva. A Country Cop Books publication.