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september 2010 editorial:
By Liam Lindsay, Associate Editor
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feature section:
how to meditate
Matthieu Ricard
answers everyone's first question.
Norman Fischer
proposes a short trial run to get your meditation practice started. Take
note, beginners: it doesn't get any clearer than this!
"The Buddha spoke of mindfulness as
the most direct way to end pain and anxiety, and realize the highest
happiness," writes James Baraz. So: what's so special about mindfulness,
and how do you do it?
"If our practice is inspired by
the compassionate intention to be of service and alleviate the
suffering of others," writes Gaylon Ferguson, "the union of shamatha and
vipashyana can lead to complete enlightenment and the ensuing
buddha-activity benefiting others."
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:
Grace
Schireson offers encouraging instruction in Zen meditation; Mingyur
Rinpoche tells the story of his own
introduction to the Great Perfection; Carolyn Rose Gimian
suggests a slogan to inspire our meditation-in-action.
RELATED SHAMBHALASUN.COM SPOTLIGHT:  How
to Meditate
All Buddhist
meditation aims to help us find liberation by going against the grain
of our usual habits of mind. In this selection of articles from the
Shambhala Sun, we present teachings on the various techniques of
meditation from all the major schools of Buddhism.
 new from the dalai lama
How do we
reconcile religious pluralism, so necessary in today’s
world, with deep commitment to our own faith? The Dalai Lama offers his
solution.
feature section:
awakening the heart
Pema Chödrön teaches a practice for connecting with suffering — ours
and
that which is all around us — everywhere we go.
When we practice
loving-kindness, says Noah Levine, we change for the better—and so does
our world.
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:
Sakyong Mipham teaches you
six specific thoughts that you can
implement to jumpstart an attitude of genuine
happiness as you live your day; Kathleen McDonald explains a
practice for awakening your potential to
develop boundless compassion.
feature:
awakening the bodyOn
or off the meditation cushion, we can be friends with our body—just the
way it is. Cyndi Lee shows us how to sit with relaxation and ease.
RELATED SHAMBHALASUN.COM SPOTLIGHT:
How can we better deal
with pain and suffering? These classic teachings from the pages of the
Shambhala Sun
will point the way.
 barry boyce on the
mindful society
Barry looks at Brooklyn's Jazz Mindfulness Program, and why acting and
mindfulness go hand in hand at New York's Meditation for Actors.
RELATED SHAMBHALASUN.COM SPOTLIGHT:
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 book review
Eaarth:
Making a Life
on a Tough New Planet, by Bill McKibben.
Reviewed by Jill
S. Schneiderman
RELATED SHAMBHALA SUNSPACE BLOG:
If you care about the earth, or you care about dharma,
you'll want to follow geoscientist Jill S. Schneiderman's unique
perspective on them both.
other
voices
The bestselling author talks with
the Sun's Andrea Miller about crisis, mindfulness, and... good-looking
birds?
Steve
Silberman remembers the late Beat figure. This online version of Steve's intimate recollections includes
never-before-seen images of Orlovsky, and Allen Ginsberg, by photographer
Cliff Fyman.
Old age forces you to let go of one damn
thing after another! But as
Susan Moon tells us in this excerpt from her warm, wise, and funny new
book, old age can also be a golden opportunity
for poetry, friendship, and moderate amounts of wine.
RELATED SHAMBHALA SUNSPACE GUEST-BLOG BY
SUSAN MOON:
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Shambhala Sun, Sept 2010,
Volume Nineteen, Number 1.
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