feature of the moment
In this sampling of writings from the pages of the Shambhala Sun, you'll
get refreshing and hopeful wisdom from some of the great Buddhist
voices who practice Green Living with a Buddhist perspective, including
Thich Nhat Hanh, Stephanie Kaza, Rick Bass, and Gary Snyder.
Featuring
guidance from Matthieu Ricard, Noah Levine, James Baraz,
Cyndi Lee, Sakyong Mipham, Mingyur Rinpoche, and more. Plus: the Dalai
Lama on "The Challenge of Other Religions," memories of Peter Orlovsky, and more. Click here.
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The “real-time web” can blur the lines between the real and virtual worlds. Steve Silberman shares some tips on how to handle it mindfully and save your sanity.
Karen Maezen Miller helps you undo common misunderstandings about meditation.
On
or off the meditation cushion, we can be friends with our body—just the
way it is. Cyndi Lee shows us how to sit with relaxation and ease.
Norman
Fischer proposes a short trial run to get your meditation practice
started. Take note, beginners: it doesn't get any clearer than this!
Thich Nhat Hanh's Earth Gathas
The Zen-and-mindfulness teacher shares meditations, in the form of short verses, for living on Planet Earth with awareness, peace and joy.
Elizabeth Gilbert talks about love, sex, and her new book, Committed.
PLUS:
shambhala sun spotlights
Explore
meditation, mindfulness, yoga, art, and more with these best-of
collections from the archives of the Shambhala Sun and Buddhadharma.
Featured Spotlight: Thich
Nhat Hanh
Thich Nhat Hanh is a Zen teacher, poet, the founder
of the Engaged Buddhist movement, and the author of more than forty books.
The Shambhala Sun offers the best selection of his
teachings and commentaries available on the web.
Featured Spotlight: How to Meditate
All Buddhist
meditation aims to help us find liberation by going against the grain
of our usual habits of mind. In this selection of articles from the
Shambhala Sun, we present teachings on the various techniques of
meditation from all the major schools of Buddhism.
inside the fall 2010 buddhadharma
Explore
how Buddhist meditation eases suffering, and the brain science that proves it. Plus: Thich Nhat Hanh, "Buddhist Warfare," Anyen Rinpoche on the question all Buddhists should ask themselves, and Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, Anne Klein, and Larry Mermelstein on tantra.
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Shambhala Sun is North America’s oldest and most widely-read Buddhist
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