Archives: LR Articles
Design: A Happening Life
"When life is happening, design has meaning, and every design we encounter strengthens our recognition of the value of being alive."
Egoless Means More
Egolessness does not mean the absence of a functional self; it means that one is no longer exclusively identified with that self.
Ray Hunt: The Cowboy Sage
Ray Hunt is an American sage, a cowboy who teaches riding as a path for both human and animal to realize their true nature.
A Year in the Whirlwind
"I am not a spiritually gifted person, but my years of practice and study gave me an understanding of the task ahead."
We Will All take This Journey
Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen sits down with Shambhala Sun's Melvin McLeod to discuss illness, loss and spiritual growth.
Down to Earth
As we get more connected globally, we’re becoming less connected locally. The global village is certainly global, but it’s no village.
Meeting in the Darkness
With the people who live with chronic hopelessness and fear, we try to live comfortably in their darkness. And that's the hardest thing of all.
Julia Cameron on the Path of Creativity
Julia Cameron, the author of The Artist's Way and The Vein of Gold in conversation with Samuel Bercholz.
Natalie Goldberg Puts It All Into Words
Writing is where I give everything. I know that when I'm doing sitting meditation, I hold back. Writing is where I put my ass on the line.
Queer Spirituality
Peter Sweasey discusses sexual identity as help and hindrance on the path towards spiritual discovery.
When the Spirit Moves You
"I walked further and further away from father and son," says bell hooks. But my steps always drew me closer to holy spirit."
The Lone Mountain Path: The Example of Issan Dorsey
Kobai Scott Whitney remembers the drag-queen-turned-Zen-abbot of the Hartford Street Zen Center Issan Dorsey and his influence on promoting compassion and the Dharma.
According to Buddhist Tradition
Steve Peskind discusses the Dalai Lama's various statements on the topic of homosexuality in relation to Buddhist tradition.
There’s No Place to Go But Up — bell hooks and Maya Angelou in conversation
A mind-to-mind exchange between Maya Angelou and bell hooks, two important African-American women writers, who care and think deeply about life.
Healing Light
Always when we call upon light, we need to visualize an image or presence, to feel its positive qualities, and to believe in its power to heal.
Joan Halifax and Her Robe of Many Tears
Joan Halifax reflects on her life of science, stories and spiritual search, and her work now with the great teacher, death.
Seven Years in Tibet
French director Jean-Jacques Annaud has prided himself on ambitious films, but none compares to the scope and challenge of Seven Years In Tibet.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan on Qawwali
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is perhaps the world's greatest living master of qawwali, a mystical Sufi music.
A Composer’s Journey from Concept to Experience
Peter Lieberson describes his creative journey from the high intellectualism of twelve-tone theory to a trust in the play between spontaneity and technique.