Buddhism in America has
changed dramatically in the three decades since the Shambhala Sun was
founded. It's been a fascinating time of growth, scandal, deepening
practice, and ever-increasing impact on American society. Join us in a look back through our special 30th Anniversary articles and web-exclusives.
Here on the web we provide all articles in their complete form. Just click any article's title to read the complete article.
Continuing
our
celebration of the Sun's 30th anniversary, our current issue includes some of the best commentary to appear in our pages, on
topics ranging from the meaning of Barack Obama to the Zen of Baseball.
Includes work by Gary Snyder, John Tarrant, Rita Gross, Peter J.
Conradi, Norman Fischer, Charles R. Johnson, bell hooks, Rod Meade
Sperry, Sam Harris, David Loy, and Andrew Schelling.
In Discussion: The Best of 30 Years Buddhism, culture, meditation, life—they've all been the
topic of
fascinating discussions hosted by the Shambhala Sun. Continuing our 30th anniversary
celebration, our May 2009 issue offers
highlights
from our conversations with important writers, artists, political
leaders, and spiritual teachers. Here you'll find them, plus some
additional interviews, in their complete form.
Some of the finest original first-person stories from the Shambhala Sun's history, from Allen Ginsberg, Rick Bass, Gretel Ehrlich, and more. (Click here.)
The late Rick Fields, a former Shambhala Sun editor, wrote the definitive history of Buddhism's early days in America. Now our senior editor Barry Boyce picks up the story. (More...)
Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi, Joan Sutherland, John Tarrant, Susan Piver,
and other prominent authors and teachers tell us which Buddhist book of
the past thirty years has meant the most to them. And you can weigh in with your own!(More...)
