You may fail to change the system, says Courtney E. Martin, but it’s a good failure if you’ve made life a little kinder or more beautiful.
New Ethic for a Small Planet
If this century is to be one of peace and caring, says His Holiness the Dalai Lama, we must develop a new ethic of human values that transcends religion.
A Complicated Burden
There was nothing Sandy Boucher could have done to prevent the tragedy. This is a meditation on living with what cannot be undone.
The Wanderer
He was a bestselling author and rising star of the Buddhist world, but one day Mingyur Rinpoche just walked out and left it all behind. Andrea Miller reports on a modern lama braving the ancient path of the wandering yogi.
The Gift of an Open Heart
Leza Lowitz finds in life’s difficulties the greatest gift of all.
Kamadhatu: A Modern Sutra
A reclusive Zen priest. A beautiful American academic. Illusion falls away and original mind is revealed. A short story by Charles Johnson.
Inquiring Minds (March 2012 Editorial)
The editorial introduction to the March 2012 issue of the Shambhala Sun by Senior Editor, Barry Boyce.
Taking the Measure of Mind
At the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds, neuroscientist Richie Davidson’s team try to see how far our minds can go with meditation.
Books in Brief (March 2012)
Brief summaries of Buddhist books from March 2012.
A meditation instruction by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Photo courtesy of Shambhala Archives.
Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche gives a brief instruction in Shamatha meditation.