Zen training involves studying, meditation practice, cultivating compassion for oneself and others, and learning to live a life of service and simplicity, Kisei said. Meditation has taught her to be ...
LOS GATOS — High above Silicon Valley, in the predawn darkness, a Zen Buddhist raises a mallet and strikes a dented evergreen plank. As the cracking sound echoes through the forest, the other ...
The bucolic Catskill mountains of New York State are far away indeed from Japan, where the Zen branch of Buddhism was founded. Still, that is where Dai Bosatsu Zendo is located. It is a Japanese-style ...
It is appropriate that Tassajara should be almost as difficult to reach as the state of satori. High in the hills of California’s rugged Big Sur country, 160 miles south of San Francisco, Tassajara is ...
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 ...
Looking to get away from the hustle and bustle of modern life for a while? Check out these meditation centers in the metro area to find time to unwind. The Detroit Zen Center calls itself a ...
Eight monks protecting the Buddhist center near Big Sur, Calif., are relying not only on training from professional firefighters but also on their Zen practice. By Michael Levenson Eight Buddhist ...
Fires snaked through ravines Wednesday in the Ventana Wilderness to within 3 miles of the oldest Soto Zen monastery outside of Asia, forcing the evacuation of firefighters and threatening the only ...