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 ...

A new book exploring Zen Buddhism comes from an unlikely place, Hollywood. And the Zen master at the center of the book is the cardigan-wearing, White Russian-swilling Jeff Lewbowski. Reviewer Adam ...

ZEN BUDDHIST PRIEST Norman Fischer’s sun-filled home on the cliffs above Muir Beach embodies a classic idea of paradise. It’s surrounded by fragrant gardens of herbs and flowers planted by his wife, ...

Zen has exerted a magnetic attraction on the West for over 100 years. Zen authority D.T. Suzuki (1870-1966) was a primary catalyst for this interest, writing over 100 books, such as the seminal "An ...

Burk will visit Powell's Books at the Cedar Hills Crossing at 7 p.m. on Feb. 6 to read from "Idiot's Guide to Zen Living," give a short talk and sign books. (Anna Marum/Beaverton Leader) At age 24, ...

Anton Krueger has been for three short retreats to Antony Osler's Zen centre. In this third collection of reflections and photographs by Antony Osler (the others are “Stoep Zen” and “Zen Dust”) ...

Is the purpose of practice to transcend reality or to live more faithfully within it? Amid growing interest in Zen and ...

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 ...