This book explains the basics — such as posture and breathing — of zazen meditation, practiced in Zen Buddhism, but it should not be considered a step-by-step tutorial.

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.

Tuttle's recent translation of Zen master Eihei Dogen's writings and accompanying commentary serve as a helpful guide to the origins of Zen in Japan and the benefits of seated meditation.

Written in 1957, The Way of Zen is a good starting point for Zen Buddhism, covering both history and practice, and outlining concepts like wuwei, The Middle Way and anatman. Bopper's Progress by ...

Fresh Air listens back to our 1989 interview with Snow Leopard author and Paris Review co-founder Peter Matthiessen, who died Saturday at age 86. His new novel In Paradise comes out Tuesday.

You can do Zen meditation sitting, standing, ... “There’s a chapter in my book where I talk about no matter how busy you are, you can carve out five minutes. Start there.

Yandell and Netland thoroughly examine the history of Buddhism, and their book serves as a textbook for introducing Buddhism in Western Christian contexts, covering essential topics like the Four ...