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editorial:
By Melvin McLeod
On the cover: His Holiness the
Dalai Lama, photo
by Abbie Trayler-Smith/Panos Pictures
feature section: the
dalai lama
For thirty-five years Pico Iyer has been a
friend,observer, and student of the Dalai Lama. He reveals the simple
human secret that makes His Holiness the most beloved spiritual fgure in
the world.
Pico Iyer on the Dalai Lama’s
unerring ability to home in on those who most need his love.
The Dalai Lama draws lessons for all of us from his own experience
dealing with difficult times.
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Dalai Lama
The Shambhala Sun is proud to
share this special selection
of pieces by and about this unique teacher and world leader. Now updated
with His Holiness's 2010 appearance schedule.
The people of Tibet have taught us much about compassion and
kindness. It's time to give back. Andrea Miller looks at three
organizations working to support the Tibetan people.
RELATED SHAMBHALASUN.COM SPOTLIGHT:  Helping
Tibet: An online resource guide
Links to organizations
supporting Tibetans both inside Tibet and in exile, as compiled by
Andrea Miller, as a complement to "Compassion in Action."
more may 2010 features
Buddhism is famed for its ability to adapt to new
cultures. So it must be with new generations. David Swick reports from
New York.
RELATED SHAMBHALA SUN AUDIO: 
 Noah
Levine:
A three-part interview
The author and
teacher behind the Dharma Punx movement on being a
teacher, the outreach work that means so much to him, an "American
Buddhism," and more.
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Teachings from and profiles about Noah Levine, Ethan Nichtern, Sumi
Loundon, and others who are leading the way.
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Listen to three
complete songs from the forthcoming CD, Dhamma Gita: Music of Young
Practitioners Inspired by The Dhamma.
Yuto,
says author Leza Lowitz, is a healer of hearts; he’s Japanese, Jewish,
universal. Here Lowitz shares the experience of
letting this special child into her life.
Barry Boyce reports
on the growing number of scientists who are studying how to bring out
the best in human nature.
the mindful society
Traditional
legal training focuses on overcoming external challenges. Now, an
increasing number of lawyers are working on their inner challenges in an
effort to improve their law practice, benefit clients and colleagues,
provide better training for other lawyers, and, ultimately, yield better
justice.
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on mindfulness, from our
extensive archives, plus Shambhala SunSpace exclusives, and more.
other
voices
Melvin McLeod speaks to David Grubin, director of the 2010
documentary poised to introduce Buddhism and the Buddha to millions of
Americans this April.
RELATED SHAMBHALA SUN AUDIO EXCLUSIVE:
Listen in on the conversation between the director of "The Buddha"
and the Sun's Melvin McLeod.
RELATED SHAMBHALA SUN SPOTLIGHT:
 The
Life of the Buddha
Further reading on concepts discussed in PBS's The
Buddha, such as karma,
The Four Noble Truths, miracles, and more.
Intention is
what sets the direction of our life, and meditation is the way to hone
it. But as Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche says, we need to be realistic about
how high to set the bar for ourselves.
Mix FOX News, Tiger Woods,
Brit Hume, and the question of
forgiveness and you get Buddhism’s blurry moment in the spin zone. Rod
Meade
Sperry on how to respond when the angry men of cable news attack.
A kind and caring prisoner
at Guantánamo makes Hannah
Tennant-Moore rethink her attitude toward fundamentalism. She thinks too
of the
people in her own life with extreme beliefs but loving hearts.
books
Reviewed by John Tarrant, a Zen teacher and frequent
Shambhala Sun contributor who happens to have a doctorate in Jungian
psychology.
 Andrea
Miller reviews Surviving the Dragon, by Arjia Rinpoche; Etty Hillesum:
Essential Writings; Heaven and Earth Are Flowers, by Joan D. Stamm; Love
Haiku: Japanese Poems of Love, Passion, and Remembrance; and Buddha on
the Backstretch, by Arlynda Lee Boyer.
Shambhala Sun, May 2010,
Volume Eighteen, Number 5. Available on newsstands beginning in late
March 2010.
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