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 ...

SILVER CITY – Nestled inside a walled house, located one block from the Western New Mexico University campus, the Silver City Zen Center has been offering meditation and Buddhism to Grant County ...

Interfaith and civic leaders joined the ceremony honoring a new Zen priest’s commitment to service, compassion, and ...

For about a year after Ruth Ozeki’s father died in 1998, she would hear him clearly calling her name while she washed the dishes or folded laundry. The award-winning author, filmmaker and Soto Zen ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Director of the San Francisco Zen Center Tova Green opening windows at the Suzuki Roshi room of the San Francisco Zen Center in ...

Smith Buonanno 106 lay in meditative silence on Friday afternoon as a Zen master named Bob, clad in dark blue robes and beige Birkenstocks, entered the auditorium to introduce the small crowd of about ...

New Zen Buddhist center opened this year in Troy as interest grows in mindful meditation Dharma Gate Zen has meditation, yoga, a recovery program based on Buddhism, Japanese sword classes Raised in ...

This book cover image released by The Penguin Press shows "Where the Heart Beats: John Cage, Zen Buddhism and the Inner Life of Artists," by Kay Larson. (AP Photo/The Penguin Press) "Where the Heart ...