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FILTER RESULTS ►Preview “Body and Me,” from the July 2013 Shambhala Sun magazine
Body was 375 pounds. And in “Body and Me,” from our July magazine, Ira Sukrungruang bares his soul about their complicated relationship. Click here to read an excerpt. And be sure to check out the rest of our July issue, which features more articles about our bodies, from pleasure and pain to performance and path. [...]
“Fresh seeing” in the rain
When it’s rainy, as it is here outside the Shambhala Sun offices today, it’s easy to see things as dreary. But there’s an alternative: seeing fresh. Contemplative photography is a great way to do that. Through contemplative photography we can work with the contemplative state of mind, seeing the world in fresh ways, and expressing our [...]
The Astronaut Wives Club: Lily Koppel tells new tales of incredible friendships
Shambhala Sun readers will be familiar with Lily Koppel and her wonderful gift for telling true stories about female friendship. In Between the Lines of the Red Leather Diary she wrote about her inter-generational friendship with Florence Wolfson Howitt—a ninety-year-old woman she tracked down after finding her old journal in a dumpster. Then in The [...]
Welcome, Enid Beatrice Boyce!
We want to congratulate two members of the Shambhala Sun Foundation family for the new addition to their family. Jamie Proctor Boyce, who worked in our publisher’s office until she had to stop for obvious reasons, and Eddie Boyce, the Shambhala Sun’s associate publisher, have a new daughter. Enid Beatrice Boyce was born on Sunday. Enid’s [...]
From the July Shambhala Sun: Jane Goodall talks spirituality, animals, and compassion
An excerpt from “For Love of Nature,” Andrea Miller’s Q&A with famed anthropologist and primatolgist Jane Goodall — as found in our July 2013 magazine. You use the word spiritual. How would you define spirituality? It’s the opposite of being materialistic. Some people believe that everything is just there for its material value, or just [...]
Register now for Friday and Saturday’s free livestreams of Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche’s “Rain of Wisdom” teachings
Registration is now open for the Shambhala Sun‘s livestream of Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche’s teachings on Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s foreword to The Rain of Wisdom, a collection of songs of realization from the Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism.. The teachings will take place today at 7:30 p.m. Atlantic Time (6:30 EDT) and tomorrow at 9 [...]
Books in Brief — From the July 2013 Shambhala Sun
Looking for a great summer read? Andrea Miller reviews new titles from Shozan Jack Haubner, Robert Rosenbaum, Michael Sowder, Sister Chan Khong, and more in the July Shambhala Sun. Click here to read them all. To see what else is in the July magazine, click here. If you’re not a subscriber, click here to subscribe [...]
The July Shambhala Sun is all about your body.
The July Shambhala Sun is on newsstands now, and it’s all about your body — from pleasure and pain, to performance and path. Inside, Norman Fischer contemplates the deeper reality of the body, Karen Connelly feels the heat in “Flesh Sex Desire,” Thich Nhat Hanh offers three exercises for well-being, and four athletes talk sports [...]
Shambhala Sun to present free livestream of three talks by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
The Shambhala Sun is pleased to present a livestream of Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche’s teachings on Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s foreword to The Rain of Wisdom, a collection of songs of realization from the Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. The teachings will take place on Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. They [...]
A “Journey Into Buddhism” — by way of L.A.
The Shambhala Sun has been proud to be a sponsor of several showings of filmmaker John Bush’s acclaimed, gorgeous Journey Into Buddhism trilogy, which includes the films Dharma River (which takes us to Laos, Thailand, and Burma), Vajra Sky Over Tibet, and Prajna Earth (Bali, Cambodia, and Java). And now our friends in the L.A. [...]
In the July Shambhala Sun: Your body, from pleasure and pain, to performance and path.
The July Shambhala Sun is mailing to subscribers now. That issue is all about your body — from pleasure and pain, to performance and path: Norman Fischer contemplates the deeper reality of the body, Karen Connelly feels the heat in “Flesh Sex Desire,” Thich Nhat Hanh offers three exercises from well-being, and four athletes talk [...]
Weekend reading: Leonard Cohen, the Karmapa, and more from our current issue
The July Shambhala Sun is coming soon, but in the meantime, our May magazine is still available and loaded with great reads. So we’ve shared longer excerpts of two of its features: Andrea Miller’s interview with Jeff Bridges and Bernie Glassman, and Pico Iyer’s meditation on Leonard Cohen. Click here to read “The Dude and [...]
In our online gallery: new prints for small spaces.
Several brand-new items have been added to the (not-for-profit) Shambhala Sun Foundation’s online store, including 8.5 by 11-inch prints of some our most popular Buddhist-inspired art (including this enso by Kazuaki Tanahashi) as well as new calligraphy offerings by Thich Nhat Hanh. There’s plenty more to be found in the our store, too, including books, [...]
Read “Americans in Paris,” from the May Shambhala Sun magazine, online now
On this day in 1889, the Huffington Post tells us today, the Eiffel Tower opened to visitors. In those days, you could only get up to the second floor. Nowadays, a Tower visit is an all-day affair, complete with a long line and a steep, slow climb. But as Rachel Neumann tells us in “Americans [...]
From the May 2013 magazine: “It Starts from Zero”
Emptiness and interdependence — they’re more than concepts; they’re key to realizing real-world benefits in our lives. In the May Shambhala Sun, His Holiness the Karmapa helps us put our wisdom into practice. “Interdependence and emptiness show us that there are no fixed starting points. We can start from nothing. Whatever we have, wherever we [...]
Crises, surprises, and the “Emotional Rollercoaster”
Zen teacher John Tarrant, along with Polly Young-Eisendrath and Anyen Rinpoche, will be leading”Getting Off the Emotional Rollercoaster,” this summer’s weekend program co-presented by the Shambhala Sun Foundation at Omega Institute. These are wonderful teachers and so we’re sharing pieces from each of them here on SunSpace. For example, here’s a helpful article by John [...]
From the May 2013 Shambhala Sun magazine: “Home Cooking” for homeless youth
At New York’s Reciprocity Foundation, homeless youth receive nourishment for body and mind alike. In our May 2013 magazine, founder Taz Tagore explains the program’s recipe for success. Tagore’s article, “Home Cooking,” is now online in its entirety; click here to read it. And to see what else is inside the May 2013 magazine, click [...]
“Zen Novelist” Ruth Ozeki’s new “Tale”
Shambhala Sun and Buddhadharma readers are likely familiar with Ruth Ozeki — for example, a look at her writing process, and its interactions with her Zen practice, can be seen in “Confessions of a Zen Novelist,” in the current, Spring Buddhadharma magazine. The acclaimed Ozeki has a new novel out, too: A Tale for the [...]
Books in Brief — From the May 2013 Shambhala Sun
Looking for a great new read? Andrea Miller reviews new titles from Natalie Goldberg, Thich Nhat Hanh, Michael Carroll, and more in the May Shambhala Sun. Click here to read them all. To see what else is in our May magazine, click here. If you’re not a subscriber, click here to subscribe and save half.
Remembering Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche on the anniversary of his death
Today is the 26th anniversary of the death of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche — the great Buddhist teacher who (among many other accomplishments) founded the Shambhala Sun. Whether you’re familiar with Rinpoche or not, you may want to check out “Ocean of Dharma,” Barry Boyce’s one-of-a-kind look at the life and work of Trungpa Rinpoche. The [...]
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