How are real people are integrating mindfulness into their lives? Read four inspiring stories from our January 2011 issue.
Discovering the Power of Basic Goodness
Through the practice of meditation, we stop wasting our energy on neuroses and discover windhorse, the never-ending power of basic goodness.
Suffering Is Optional
Physical pain is unavoidable, but meditation practice can ease the mental suffering that often accompanies it. Diana Winston teaches us how.
Good for What Ails You
A sampling of current research on the benefits of mindfulness for body and mind.
Touch of Grey
There is a sacred dimension to growing old. In the face of aging and dying, we can call upon practice to sustain and inspire us.
Editorial: Three Jewels, One Truth (March 2011)
Melvin McLeod’s editorial from the March 2011 issue of the Shambhala Sun.
The Birth of Western Dharma
Norman Fischer reviews the Fortieth Anniversary editions of two modern classics: Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind and Meditation in Action.
Rebel Buddha
Who is more radical than the Buddha, who overthrows all the conventional ways we see ourselves and our world?
Books in Brief (January 2011)
Brief summaries of new Buddhist books from January 2011.
Hugging Whoooole World
A story of lessons, small and great, from an elderly Zen master and reflections on tradition, Zen rituals like bowing, and the future of Buddhism in the US.








