Remembering Buddhist teacher and author Wes Nisker
Wes Nisker, a Buddhist teacher, author, and radio host from Oakland, California who was given the nickname “Scoop” by Abbie Hoffman due to his reporting of the Chicago 7 trial, has passed away.
He was the creator and co-editor of Inquiring Mind, a journal for the Theravada/Insight Buddhist community, which can be found on its online archive.:
In 1983, vipassana teacher Joseph Goldstein asked Wes Nisker to create a journal that would serve the growing community of insight (vipassana) meditators in the West. Nisker invited Barbara Gates to help. Thus was born Inquiring Mind, a donation-supported, semiannual print journal. Each issue of Inquiring Mind offered a deep exploration of themes important to Westerners interested in the teachings of Buddhadharma.
