The cry we hear from deep in our hearts, says Thich Nhat Hanh, comes from the wounded child within. Healing this inner child’s pain is key.
The Tender Heart of the Warrior
The ground of fearlessness, says Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, is renouncing hard-heartedness and allowing ourselves to be tender, sad, present.
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.
Editorial: Three Jewels, One Truth (March 2011)
Melvin McLeod’s editorial from the March 2011 issue of the Shambhala Sun.
Inner-City Inner Peace
Barry Boyce reports on the Holistic Life Foundation, whose programs aim to reach underprivileged kids and teach them mindfulness techniques.
About a Poem: Elizabeth Namgyel on Naomi Shihab Nye’s “The Art of Disappearing”
Elizabeth Namgyel reviews Naomi Shihab Nye’s poem: “The Art of Disappearing”
Books in Brief (March 2011)
Brief summaries of Buddhist books from March 2011.
The Golden Rule
All religions preach it, we’re all taught it, but how many of us live it? Karen Armstrong argues that living the Golden Rule is the key.
In Every Living Thing
Spiders with hooked fangs, giant cockroaches with wings — Ronlyn Domingue comes to understand the value in small lives.
Welcome to Wedgwood
Charles Johnson’s new neighbors had hardly settled in when all hell broke loose — or so it seemed.