Rev. Danny Fisher

At Greensboro Country Park. Photo by the author.

It has been one year since our friend in the Buddhoblogosphere, One Foot in Front of the Other‘s Michael (Daiku), died from cancer. (Readers and bloggers may recall that Michael was honored last February with the 2008 Blogisattva Award for Blog of the Year–a fitting tribute to his extraordinary work.) His family remembers him at his blog this week with some stories and photography. Take a look.

Over at Progressive Buddhism, Jamie G. asks:

Who are your dharma heroes (besides for the Buddha)? Which teachers of the dharma have had the most impact on you? Who has made a large impact on your life? Who inspires and challenges you?

In response, I have decided to list the first ten teachers that I thought of. Some of them have been my own personal teachers. Some I know only through recordings or books. All of them have been important. I could list many more, but these were the first that popped to mind:

Take action here.