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A visit to the Chan Meditation Center in New York
Tynette Deveaux, editor of Buddhadharma, profiles the Chan Meditation Center in Queens, NY, founded by Chan Master Sheng Yen.
Three Kinds of Dukkha Explained
Toni Bernhard discusses suffering as it is understood in Buddhism. She introduces three kinds of dukkha and then a helpful practice for working with these.
Hush Puppy
Training her mind, training her dog. Mary Rose O’Reilley on the pleasures and pitfalls of learning to sit without barking.
Newark Peace Education Summit: The Power of Nonviolence
The Dalai Lama tops the marquee at the Newark Peace Education Summit conference in New Jersey.
Real Happiness
Renowned Buddhist teacher Sharon Salzberg explores the myriad benefits of meditation.
A Way of Seeing
The practice of contemplative photography, say Andy Karr and Michael Wood, doesn’t just change the way we take pictures. It changes our view.
Freeing the Body and Mind by Connecting Yoga and Buddhism
How can we use the body to study the mind, and work with the mind through the body? Michael Stone connects the practice of Yoga and Buddhism.
Conversations from Wisdom 2.0, Part 1: “Mind Deep” blogger Marguerite Manteau-Rao (Video)
Rod Meade Sperry connects with Marguerite Manteau-Rao, the blogger behind Mind Deep, at the Wisdom 2.0 conference.
The Earth trembles Down Under
Lion's Roar "Earth Dharma" blogger Jill S. Schneiderman on the earthquake in New Zealand.
Interview: Sharon Salzberg talks happiness, possibility, Twitter, and more with Danny Fisher
Danny Fisher and Sharon Salzberg discuss mindful twitter, happiness and more.
Arizona seeks to keep karma out of its courts?
Rod Meade Sperry investigates the new Arizona law that seeks to keep religious sectarian laws out of its courts, and how that includes karma.
Food for Thought: Exercising the compassion muscle
Jill S. Schneiderman discusses Jonathan Safran Foer's thesis in Eating Animals, where he argues that vegetarianism is a compassionate choice.
Remembering Darlene Cohen
Friend, author and Zen priest and author Darlene Cohen has died, whose work focused on helping people with chronic pain.
Updated: Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch: “Reports of my being totally cancer free are exaggerated”
As we'd reported here earlier, Adam Yauch (aka MCA) of the Beastie Boys has been battling cancer, in the form of a tumor on his parotid gland.
Lessons from an old copy of “Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind”
Shunyru Suzuki's book Zen Mind Beginner's Mind has been leading people onto the path of meditation for forty years now. Here, Shambhala Sun friend and contributor Steve Silberman shares an intimate glimpse, via beautiful photos, of his personal copy of Suzuki's book, which continues to teach him after all these years.
The Lessons of Gratitude
From Thanissaro Bhikkhu, abbot of the Metta Forest Monastery, comes a new teaching about what the historical Buddha taught about gratitude.
The WikiLeaks Dalai Lama report
WikiLeaks reveals that the Dalai Lama told US diplomats to prioritize climate change rather than politics in Tibet.
Frozen Yoga and McMindfulness: Miles Neale on the mainstreaming of contemplative religious practices
Danny Fisher in conversation with Buddhist psychotherapist and meditation teacher Miles Neale about the mainstreaming of mindfulness.
Writer/filmmaker Velcrow Ripper on “Love In A Time of Climate Crisis”
Velcrow Ripper has been working on a timely new film called Evolve Love. He presents a piece about the film's subject – the climate crisis.