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Healthy Desire: A Buddhist’s View of Mindfulness & Sex
Buddhist practitioner Ray Buckner shares how bringing mindfulness into sex helps us develop a healthier relationship with both ourselves and our partner, and deepens our connection between mind and body.
The Decision to Become a Buddhist
Taking refuge in the Buddha, the dharma and the sangha is something more than a ritual, wrote Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche.
Loving the Many Sides of You
Susan Piver shares her practice for loving all of your imperfections and contradictions.
Making Friends on the Buddhist Path
Zen teacher Norman Fischer extols the beauty and benefit of spiritual friendship on the Buddhist path.
A Buddhist’s Guide to Weddings and Marriage
All marriages end — either in death or divorce. From a Buddhist perspective, that just makes each day of a marriage even more special. Here is a collection of Buddhist advice on finding profound joy within marital bliss.
New research explores benefits of Buddhist practice in virtual reality
Buddhist teacher Andrew Holocek says virtual reality could be an opportunity to investigate the mind — or it could be "super samsara."
What Are the Three Jewels?
Buddhists take refuge in three different expressions of awakened mind. What are they?
The Life and Teachings of Sister Chan Khong
She’s best known as Thich Nhat Hanh’s invaluable collaborator, but Sister Chan Khong is also a dedicated activist and gifted teacher in her own right. Andrea Miller tells her extraordinary story
The Long Goodbye of Alzheimer’s
She’s no longer the grandmother you remember. Margaret Manteau–Rao on how to love and accept your loved one as she is now.
Adam Yauch: Check His Head
Originally published in the January 1995 Shambhala Sun magazine, this interview finds Yauch after the release of Ill Communication, candidly talking about about hip-hop, hardcore, helping people, and his relationship to Buddhism's Bodhisattva Vow.