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 ...

The word "punk" doesn't usually bring to mind meditation. But the growing popularity of Buddhism in the U.S. is attracting an unlikely fan base among punk rock enthusiasts. What does punk rock have to ...

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 ...

Eido Shimano, the Japanese Zen Buddhist monk whose exploitative relationships with female followers over a fifty-year period were to tear apart the American Buddhist community, arrived in the United ...

How do you cook your own life? One way is by watching Zen chef and cookbook author Edward Espe Brown in a documentary titled exactly that: How to Cook Your Life. It may ultimately make you realize ...

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 ...

Korean Zen (Son) Buddhism focuses on the enlightenment of a sudden awakening. The Korean word for Ch'an or Zen is Son. Buddhism is highly significant in Korea. Figures from 1991 showed 26 Buddhist ...

The Korean word for Ch'an or Zen is Son. Buddhism is highly significant in Korea. Figures from 1991 showed 26 Buddhist sects and 9,231 temples with more than 11 million followers in Korea. The largest ...