Melissa Myozen Blacker proposes that awakening isn’t that complicated. It’s when we encounter something just as it is, without preconception.
Meditation sometimes doesn’t feel pleasurable to me. Any tips?
Meditation sometimes doesn’t feel pleasurable to me. Any tips?
The More Carefree You Are, the Better Your Dharma Practice
The more carefree you are from deep within, the better your dharma practice is.
May We Be Safe
In this personal story of waking up on the spot, Joan Halifax recalls a lesson that won’t be forgotten.
What Are the Eight Worldly Concerns?
The eight worldly concerns classify the attachments and aversions that yoke us to samsara—the four hopes and four fears, which we cycle through endlessly.
Who’s Difficult?
They say that fences make good neighbors, but in this story of waking up on the spot, Kate Wheeler learns that some barriers should just come down.
Share Your Wisdom: The “Why I’m a Buddhist” elevator pitch
In April, we asked our readers, “When someone asks you why you’re a Buddhist, what’s your 30-second answer?”
Inside the July 2015 Shambhala Sun magazine
Wake Up in Every Moment: Guidance and tools to help you enjoy the benefits of Buddhist meditation all day long.
Do We Have to Talk About Ethics?

The subject of Buddhist ethics usually brings up negative reactions, but Ethan Nichtern proposes a better way forward.