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By Barry Boyce, Senior Editor of the Shambhala Sun.
feature section:
the shambhala sun guide to mindful living 
Mindfulness Is a Source of Happiness: Thich Nhat Hanh on Mindfulness Practice “Breathing in, I know that I am breathing in.” It is such a simple
practice, but it can transform your life. The great meditation master
Thich Nhat Hanh teaches five mindfulness exercises to help you live
with happiness and joy.
Mindful
cooking is not detached or subdued, says Edward Espe Brown. It’s
cooking with your whole being engaged—mind, body, and emotions. And
remember, it’s better when you’re feeling your way in the dark and asking what is the most important point?
In meditation we cut through our fantasies and relate with life as
it really is. Then something magical can happen. Judith Simmer-Brown
says it’s exactly the same in our relationships.
The “real-time web” offers round-the-clock pressures and
distractions that make it hard to tell where the virtual world ends and
the real one begins. Steve Silberman shares some tips on how to handle
it mindfully and save your sanity.
RELATED SHAMBHALA SUN AUDIO EXCLUSIVE:
The author of "Dig You Get the Message?" gets personal about the
hows and whys of bringing mindfulness with us as we enter and exit the
online realm.
Karen Maezen Miller on how the domestic practice of ancient Zen masters can lead us to intimate encounters with our own lives.
As creator of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Jon Kabat-Zinn
has brought the benefits of meditation practice to hundreds of
thousands of people and inspired a movement that is changing our
society in many ways. In this exclusive interview with the Sun’s Barry
Boyce, he discusses the philosophy, goals, and promise of the mindfulness movement.
Daniel
J. Siegel, M.D. looks for the “active ingredient” that makes
mindfulness so beneficial to our health, psyche, and overall quality of
life.
The intersection between professional fulfillment and mindfulness
can’t be fully unpacked between floors one and seven. Michael Carroll
offers a deeper exploration of his own elevator pitch.
Daniel Goleman says the key to becoming a socially engaged consumer
is to be mindful at the moment we’re deciding whether to buy something.
Knowing the full range of its impacts is one of the best things we can
do for ourselves and for the Earth.
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Here you'll find some of the finest articles on mindfulness, from our
extensive archives, plus Shambhala SunSpace exclusives, and more.
Joseph Goldstein, Jack Kornfield, and Sharon Salzberg are among the
most prominent teachers of mindful meditation in America. They drew
their inspiration from Burmese meditation masters Mahasi Sayadaw and U
Ba Khin, and from the Thai forest tradition of Ajahn Chah. Enjoy our
extensive archive of teachings from masters of Vipassana meditation and
Theravada teaching.
 Love, Passion & Relationships
A
special ShambhalaSun.com collection of writings and teachings from
Thich Nhat Hanh, John Welwood, Sylvia Boorstein, and many more.
other voices
RELATED SHAMBHALA SUN AUDIO EXCLUSIVE:
The
producer and rapper behind the Wu-Tang Clan talks about what he calls
Buddhism's "dopest verse" — and, the idea of Right Speech in a musical
genre that some might have a hard time defending.
Barry Boyce shares his top picks from his ever-expanding collection of books relating to mindfulness.
books
On
Kindness, by Adam Phillips and Barbara Taylor; Born to Be Good: The
Science of a Meaningful Life, by Dacher Keltner; A Paradise Built in
Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster, by Rebecca
Solnit. Reviewed by Gaylon Ferguson.
Andrea Miller reviews
The Way of Mountains and Rivers by John Daido Loori, Wholesome Fear by
Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Awakening Joy by James Baraz and Shoshanna
Alexander, Sky Train by Canyon Sam, The Bag Lady Papers by Alexandra
Penney, Uncommon Happiness by Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, The Awakener by
Helen Weaver, The Heart of the Universe by Mu Soeng, The Novice by
Stephen Schettini, and Eyes Wide Open by Mariana Caplan.
About a Poem: Robert Pinsky on J.V. Cunningham’s Epigram 43
Shambhala Sun, March 2010, Volume Eighteen, Number 4
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Books to Keep in Mind
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