This past six months has been quite the wild ride for us here at the Blogisattvas. First off, I want to thank everyone, the readers, the Buddhist publications and most of all the hard working bloggers out there that have made this whole thing possible. The response we received in nominations far exceeded anyones expectations, and that is why we would like to also thank the hard work the judges did in digging through literally hundreds and hundreds of entries. It was certainly no easy task for them!
Below are the 5 finalist blogs and bloggers in each category listed in alphabetical order. Also, we have added a line for honorable mentions, to give as much recognition to the just enormous amount of excellent blogs out there. On Sunday December 12th, we will reveal the winners for each category. Congratulations to everyone!
Without further ado, here are the 2010 Blogisattva Award finalists.
Best Achievement with Humor in a Blog or Blog Post
- Beginner's Mind - Blogger: Michelle Wing
- Elephant Journal - C. Douglas - Blogger: Coe Douglas
- Lama Jigme - Blogger: Lama Jigme
- ✓Sweep the dust, Push the dirt - Blogger: John Pappas (Winner!) Tsemtulku - Blogger: H.E. Tsem Tulku Rinpoche
✍ Honorable Mentions: Lotus Flower SGI, The Jizo Chronicles, Awake is Good
- 21awake - Blogger: Rohan Gunatillake
- Applied Buddhism - Blogger: J Sumitta Hudson
- ✓Buddhist Geeks - Blogger: Group Blog (Winner!)
- Mindful Balance Blog - Blogger: Karl Duffy Dangerous Harvests - Blogger: Nathan Thompson
✍ Honorable Mentions: 108zenbooks, My Dharma Adventure, Vincent Horn, In This Instant
- ✓21awake - Blogger: Rohan Gunatillake (Winner!)
- Open Buddha - Blogger: Al Billings
- Related Tibetan Scripts - Blogger: Tashi Mannox
- The Worst Horse - Blogger: Rod Meade Sperry Buddhist Geeks - Blogger: Group Blog
✍ Honorable Mentions: Sumeru, 108zenbooks, Cheerio Road
Best Engage-the-World Blog
- The Awakened Life - Blogger: Bindu Wiles
- Mind Deep - Blogger: Marguerite Manteau-Rao
- Online Meditation Crew - Blogger: Group
- The Buddhist Blog - Blogger: James Ure
- ✓The Jizo Chronicles - Blogger: Maia Duerr (Winner!)
✍ Honorable Mentions: Sweep the dust, Push the dirt, Buddhist Geeks, My Dharma Adventure
- ✓Dangerous Harvests - Blogger: Nathan Thompson (Winner!)
- Monkey Mind - Blogger: James Ishmael Ford
- My Buddha is Pink - Blogger: Richard Harrold
- Bill Schwartz' column on Elephant - Blogger: Bill Schwartz
- The Jizo Chronicles - Blogger: Maia Duerr
✍ Honorable Mentions: Angry Asian Buddhist, The Buddhist Blog, Notes From a Burning House
- 108zenbooks - Blogger: Genju
- ✓Discovering the Divine Connection - Blogger: Emily Horn (Winner!)
- Mind Deep - Blogger: Marguerite Manteau-Rao
- My Buddha is Pink - Blogger: Richard Harrold
- The Buddhist Blog - Blogger: James Ure
✍ Honorable Mentions: Digital Zendo, Online Meditation Crew, The Jizo Chronicles
- Buddhist Geeks - Blogger: Group Blog
- The Buddhist Blog - Blogger: James Ure
- The Revolution is Within - Blogger:
- Think Buddha - Blogger: Will Buckingham
- ✓Wandering Dhamma - Blogger: Brooke Schedneck (Winner!)
✍ Honorable Mentions: The Buddhist Blog, Sujato's Blog, American Buddhist Perspective
- ✓Cheerio Road - Blogger: Karen Maezen Miller (Winner!)
- Digital Zendo - Blogger: Jaye Seiho Morris
- Fly Like a Crow - Blogger: Adam Johnson
- Mind Deep - Blogger: Marguerite Manteau-Rao
- The Buddhist Blog - Blogger: James Ure
✍ Honorable Mentions: Sweep the dust, Push the dirt, Monkey Mind , The Worst Horse, Metal Buddha, Blissed Bitch
- Digital Zendo - Blogger: Jaye Seiho Morris
- Discovering the Divine Connection - Blogger: Emily Horn
- ✓Mind Deep - Blogger: Marguerite Manteau-Rao (Winner!)
- Ox Herding - Blogger: Barry Briggs
- Wandering Dhamma - Blogger: Brooke Schedneck
✍ Honorable Mentions: Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, Hardcore Zen, Wild Fox Zen, Lotus in the Mud
- Buddhist Mama - Blogger: April Andrews
- Sweep the dust, Push the dirt - Blogger: John Pappas
- ✓The Meditative Gardener - Blogger: Cheryl Wilfong (Winner!)
- Wild Fox Zen - Blogger: Dosho Mike Port
- Wildmind Buddhist Meditation - Blogger: Bodhipaksa
✍ Honorable Mentions: Ox Herding, Wandering Dhamma, Mind Deep, Open Enlightenment
- Digital Zendo - Blogger: Jaye Seiho Morris
- Mind Deep - Blogger: Marguerite Manteau-Rao
- Zenosaurus - Blogger: John Tarrant
- The Jizo Chronicles - Blogger: Maia Duerr
- ✓ Wandering Dhamma - Blogger: Brooke Schedneck (Winner!)
✍ Honorable Mentions: 21awake, Run with Mu, Deitch
- Blogger: John Pappas -
- Post: Point of Contact (Winner!)
✍ Honorable Mentions: Discovering the Divine Connection, The Jizo Chronicles, Vincent Horn
- Mind Deep - Blogger: Marguerite Manteau-Rao
- The Buddhist Blog - Blogger: James Ure
- Sweep the dust, Push the dirt - Blogger: John Pappas
- The Big Old Oak Tree - Blogger: Trevor Maloney
- ✓The Jizo Chronicles - Blogger: Maia Duerr (Winner!)
✍ Honorable Mentions: Dangerous Harvests, Zendotstudio, 108zenbooks, Ox Herding, Wandering Dhamma, Buddhist Geeks
