Eido Shimano, a Zen Buddhist monk from Japan, arrived at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on December 31, 1964, New Year’s Eve. He was 32 years old, and although he had just spent four ...

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 ...

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 ...

Old age, sickness and death. What most of us see as a depressing trio of life situations, the Buffalo Zen Dharma Community would like people to look at with peace and ease. Next week the group will ...

Su Bong Zen Monastery, in the heart of Causeway Bay on Hong Kong Island, has noticed a rise in visitor numbers since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. “Zen is more important than ever as our world ...

One of Bernie Glassman’s favorite koans asks: Where do you step from the top of a 100-foot pole? His answer seemed to be: You plunge. Glassman, who died November 4 at age 79, was a Brooklyn-born Jew, ...

Once you get through the jagged opening in the chain-link fence and past the empty whiskey bottles lying in the tall grass, it's easy to imagine why a contemplative spiritual community was attracted ...

Buddhist teacher Joshu Sasaki Roshi, a leading figure in Zen Buddhism in America whose legacy was later complicated by allegations of sexual abuse, has died. He was 107. Roshi died Sunday afternoon at ...

The Dharma Gate Zen Center in Troy recently doubled its space by moving to a new location. Celebrated with an Eye Opening Ceremony on Aug. 12, the now 2,900-square-foot Zen Center is adorned with a ...