A new app called The Way is aiming to help people explore the deeper side of meditation through a single, structured path guided by an authorized Zen master. Founded by uncle-and-nephew duo Henry ...

(RNS) — In all Zen traditions, meditation is the backbone of the practice. Students sit with a tall spine, hands loosely interlocked and eyes half-closed. At Chosei Zen in Madison, Wisconsin, though, ...

If you want to penetrate the mysteries of Zen, try thinking of yourself as a blueberry muffin. That’s what lay teacher Laura Jomon Martin told a small group of Zen students after a recent meditation ...

Life has become a race these days where we all of us are running to win. If you are also living a fast-paced life, stop for a moment and analyze if you are satisfied with the quality of life. The most ...

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 ...

Zen Buddhism has had a profound impact on Japanese society and culture. Today the influence of Zen “mindfulness” is felt throughout the world. In this article we look at the human side of the great ...

Black Zen, a meditation group in the Twin Cities, seeks to make meditation accessible and relevant to everyone. Jasmine Johnson, one of the founders of and session facilitator at Black Zen, has been ...

A lot of artists are taking to platforms like Instagram Live and YouTube to put on livestream concerts for their fans, but other artists are approaching livestreaming in different ways. For example, ...

Kodo Sawaki, trans. from the Japanese by Arthur Braverman. Counterpoint, $16.95 trade paper (272p) ISBN 978-1-64009-377-5 The life and writings of Kodo Sawaki (1880–1965) receive a thorough ...

Coming of age at a time when the counterculture was embracing Eastern mysticism, Steve Jobs ended up as a lifelong practitioner of Zen meditation. Through the lens of Jobs’s amazing life, career, and ...