I meditated with a Japanese Zen monk who leads workshops at Fortune 500 companies. I learned meditation was a lot simpler ...

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 ...

Japan's rural towns have mainly been facing the same big challenge for the past decade: A migration to urban centers for work has left them with declining populations, which leads to a further ...

There is no surprise that the samurai class in Japan took to the practice of Zen meditation. It blended nicely with the needs and values of their militaristic lifestyle, particularly in dealing with ...

"This volume publishes Yukio Lippit's lecture of the same title, held at the Getty Center on 23 September 2014." "Japanese Zen Buddhism and the Impossible Painting examines the emphasis in Zen ...

The honourable title of Zen master is bestowed upon those who dedicated their lives to studying, practising and teaching Zen Buddhism. Despite the apparent detachment, their teachings hold valuable ...

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 ...

There is beauty and tranquillity to be found in Zen gardens. But these enigmatic spaces also express the highest truths of philosophy, write Steve John Powell and Angeles Marin Cabello. For most ...