Perhaps owing to the calamitous pandemic years, a wealth of books extolling the benefits of Zen meditation has appeared on the market recently. “Master Dogen’s Zazen Meditation Handbook” is one such ...

Many Japanese believe that Zen Buddhism is an austere religion that involves ascetic practices and that it was once used to cultivate the foundations of the samurai spirit. However, according to ...

Tweeting priests and YouTube videos of meditating monks have made Zen Buddhism more accessible than ever. At the same time, our lightning-speed lifestyles not only beg a moment’s pause—they may also ...

(Bloomberg) -- Memorial services held online. Zen meditation apps. Buddhist temple-led match-making services. As the coronavirus pandemic forces institutions around the world to change the way they do ...

YOU may have encountered moments of 'Zen' in your life – like a particularly peaceful walk in nature, or while lying down, eyes closed, at the end of a yoga session – and we all know that in today's ...

The essence of Zen Buddhism is achieving enlightenment by seeing one's original mind (or original nature) directly; without the intervention of the intellect. A special transmission outside the ...

Zen, traced to the ancient teachings of the Buddha Shakyamuni, took root in China via India around 1,500 years ago through the first Zen patriarch, Bodhidharma. Spread there by the priest Linji Yixuan ...

Between Harry Styles' recently released late-night lullaby and Iceland's new #letitout campaign that has people screaming into a literal abyss, it seems there's nothing we won't do to add a little ...

On a trip to Japan last year, one of the places I visited was Kyoto, home to over 2,000 Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines. During one of my daily walks exploring the city and its forested borders, I ...

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