August 27, 2010 – 2:14 pm
Glenn Beck likes to say that the date of his “Restoring Honor” rally tomorrow — to be held at the Lincoln Monument, on the 47th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech — is a coincidence. He also offers that he’s “no MLK” — no kidding! — but he has [...]
We here at the Shambhala Sun are big fans of the “Buddho-blogosphere” – that is, we love to see the diversity and dialogue that’s manifesting among the online sangha of Buddhist bloggers. And quite a sangha it is: there are monks and nuns and teachers and students and dabblers, all interacting and making their voices [...]
The first Parliament of the World’s Religions Event, held in 1893 in Chicago, was not only one of the earliest and most important interfaith gatherings in modern history, but also a watershed in the history of Buddhism’s transmission to the West. This past December saw the fifth Parliament in a 116-year period occur in [...]
The Summer 2010 issue of Buddhadharma: The Practitioner’s Quarterly (a publication of the Shambhala Sun Foundation) discussed the second-class status of Buddhist nuns and the injustice of denying women full ordination. It’s a subject that has generated a lot of controversy and strong emotion on both sides of the table. So we decided we’d like [...]
By Danny Fisher
Anyone who’s read the news lately probably doesn’t need to be told that Arizona’s passage of SB1070, a harsh new bill meant to curb illegal immigration in the state, has become a major flashpoint in the debate about immigration reform in our country. What you may not know is that among those [...]
By Danny Fisher
Last month, a rather extraordinary, four-day, academic conference was held in Berkeley, CA, at the Institute of Buddhist Studies—one of only four fully accredited Buddhist institutions of higher education in the United States (the others three are Naropa University, University of the West, and Soka University).
Entitled Buddhism without Borders: Contemporary Buddhism in [...]
Today marks the 42nd anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King, Jr., one of America’s greatest moral and political philosophers. In this exclusive from the Shambhala Sun archives, Charles R. Johnson looks at King’s teachings and example and why they are important to all Americans.
“The great problem facing modern man is that the means [...]
March 29, 2010 – 12:52 pm
Our Spotlight pages — sometimes called “Special Sections” (though, no longer) — have been updated to include material related to our May 2010 issue, in addition to other articles on just about every other subject “under the Sun.”
New collections of material include: Beginner’s Mind: Basics of Buddhism and Meditation; Helping Tibet: An Online Resource Guide; [...]
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February 24, 2010 – 5:41 pm
Do you have a meditation practice and follow the Buddhist teachings but don’t belong to a Buddhist community, or sangha, and don’t have a Buddhist teacher? If so, you’re part of a growing community of unaffiliated Buddhists in North America. And that’s one of the themes of the Spring 2010 issue of Buddhadharma: [...]
February 13, 2010 – 8:59 am
[February 13 update: Pastor Tony breaks silence, appeals to followers "to be more sensitive while preaching the gospel to non-Christians: 'Let there be no criticism of any religion.'" More.]
Last week, Rony Tan, founder of Singapore’s Lighthouse Evangelism Church, found himself in hot water for some recent “jokes” about Buddhism — among then, the suggestion that [...]
January 18, 2010 – 10:20 am
…that’s the subject of today’s Feature of the Moment on ShambhalaSun.com:
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December 22, 2009 – 10:44 am
Following on the ongoing story of the expulsion of Phra Brahmvamso (a.k.a. Ajahn Brahm) from the Wat Pa Phong Sangha (a source of much previous reader commentary), WAToday.com.au reports:
Thai Buddhist religious authorities have backed moves by a Buddhist temple community in eastern Thailand to expel a Western Australian-based monastery after the ordination of two women [...]
December 15, 2009 – 1:05 pm
Today’s feature on ShambhalaSun.com — check it out!
