Inside the September 2012 Shambhala Sun magazine
Featuring "Real Peace in Times of Stress," a special section on how to find peace, calm, and sanity in a stressed-out world. Authors include Judy Lief, Michael Carroll, Sister Chan Khong, and more.Also inside: 50 years of San Francisco Zen Center; Buddhist-inspired novelists Susan Dunlap, Cary Groner, and Kim Stanley Robinson; a never-before-published teaching by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, and much more.
this issue's editorial
• The Secret
By Shambhala Sun Deputy Editor Andrea Millerspecial section: real peace in times of stress
• The Middle Way of Stress
Judy Lief
on what Buddhist wisdom teaches us about stress—where it really comes
from, how it manifests, and why we may need it on the spiritual path.Plus, leading Buddhist teachers and mindfulness experts show us simple, powerful techniques for real relief from stress—at work, at home, in our relationships, and more:
• Susan Gillis Chapman: Relationships • Michael Carroll: Work • Diana Winston: Parenting • Sister Chan Khong: Body • Carolyn Rose Gimian: Humor • Jessica Morey: Teens • Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso: The Final Word
Also: Kathleen Dean Moore on nature, Susan Bauer-Wu on health, and Tiny Buddha's Lori Deschene on technology.
features
• Always Beginner's Mind
It's
a lively, practice-oriented and multi-faceted community that's
profoundly influenced how Zen is practiced and lived in America. Colleen Morton Busch reports from San Francisco Zen Center on its fiftieth anniversary.
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• Mind Waves
An excerpt from Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind,
the seminal work by San Francisco Zen Center founder Shunryu Suzuki
Roshi. In this chapter alone he explains: how to practice zazen, the
difference between small and big mind, and the true nature of thoughts.
• Pure Fiction
Mystery, suspense, science fiction—Andrea Miller
profiles Kim Stanley Robinson, Susan Dunlap, and Cary Groner, three
Buddhist-inspired novelists who make up stories to tell deeper truths
about life.
• Playing with Buddha
At age seven, Ira Sukrungruang believed that the Buddha was more than just a bronze statue. The Buddha was his best friend.And we continue our year-long celebration of the Shambhala Sun's founder, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, with a series of never-before-published teachings. In this issue: Mahamudra.
RELATED SHAMBHALA SUN SPOTLIGHT:• The Teachings of Chögyam Trungpa
other voices
• Booooring...
Like, say, staring into space. Or counting your breaths. Or living life just as it is. Karen Maezen Miller on the virtues of boredom.
• Perfectly Imperfect
In
a world of Botox, little blue pills, and "living your best life," we
could all use more wabi sabi in our lives. Because imperfection, says Roger Housden, is what makes us human.
• The Tweeting, Yelping, Flickring, Foursquaring, TripAdvising Mentality
Michael A. Stusser
on the wildly overstimulated brain.Also: Bestselling author Diane Ackerman defines nature for a wonderful world in the future.
reviews
• Tapping the Creative Mind
Christian McEwen reviews Imagine: How Creativity Works by Jonah Lehrer.
• Books in Brief
Andrea Miller reviews books by Elana Rosenbaum, Katherine Jenkins, Kay Larson, and several other titles worth your while.about a poem
• Henry Shukman on Hakuin Ekaku's "The Monkey Is Reaching"
Shambhala Sun, September 2012, Volume Twenty One, Number 1.