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 ...

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 ...

KYOTO, Japan >> Tofukuji Temple in Kyoto features a large Zen meditation space that spans about 200 square meters. On Sunday mornings, the sound of a priest using a stick to strike the shoulders of ...

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 ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. The threat of violence has a way of focusing the mind. The thought of pain and public humiliation: these things fire the synapses, they ...