Binding: Magazine
First Issue Lead Time: 12-16
Format: Magazine Subscription
Issues Per Year: 6
Label: Shambhala Sun
Magazine Type: Consumer magazine
Manufacturer: Shambhala Sun
Number Of Issues: 6
Publisher: Shambhala Sun
Release Date: 2004-09-10
Studio: Shambhala Sun
Subscription Length: 365

The Shambhala Sun celebrates the spirit of wakefulness wherever it appears - in the arts, relationships, politics, livelihood, popular culture, and all the challenges of modern life. It offers a Buddhist view for people of all spiritual traditions who are open, inquisitive, passionate and committed.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Buddhist wisdom for our troubled world.
Comment: "Shambhala Sun" has a beautiful lay-out, and is filled with words of wisdom from ancient and contemporary Buddhist thinkers. It features articles and interviews from people like Alice Walker We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For: Light in a Time of Darkness, Jon Kabat-Zinn Arriving at Your Own Door: 108 Lessons in Mindfulness, Thich Nhat Hanh Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life and many others. One author in particular had an influence on me and how I think about relations and even politics, and that is Jack Kornfield After the Ecstasy, the Laundry: How the Heart Grows Wise on the Spiritual Path. I used to work as a security guard and had the opportunity to listen to a presentation he gave on "The Roots of Buddhist Psychology" (available from Sounds True audio). He revealed all sorts of counter-productive habits of mind we find ourselves in, or that we've been put in by a very manipulative corporate media Manufacturing Consent - Noam Chomsky and the Media. For me, Buddhism isn't just a spiritual practice, but something that can assist in bringing on progressive social change, exemplified by the many Buddhists who are engaged activists. We hear a lot about the Christian Right and its political power, but the Buddhist Left (among other progressive denominations) is quietly revolutionizing how we perceive the world and encouraging kindness, which is a radical proposal in what can be a mean world.
See Turning Wheel magazine for more on Buddhist political action.
Regularly recognized by Utne as one of the best magazines in its field, "Shambhala Sun" will appeal to both serious Buddhist practitioners, and those with a vague interest.

See also:
Buddhism for Mothers: A Calm Approach to Caring for Yourself and Your Children
Discovering Buddhism
Money, Sex, War, Karma: Notes for a Buddhist Revolution

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Never received subscription
Comment: Purchased 2 subscriptions in December 2007 for self and gift, neither one has been received by April 2008. I would rate Shambhala Sun as a journal 5 star, but service from this vendor is zero.

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