A Zen Experience in New York
Sangeeta Bansal
8 March 2014
Sangeeta Bansal Ph.D, a researcher and writer, is also the founder of a non-profit called Mindside, which aims to make the benefits of mindfulness meditation
Spiritual Crossroads (Part II): The Movement of Amida-shu in the West
David Brazier
13 February 2014
Editor’s note: David Brazier is a Buddhist teacher, writer, and psychotherapist. He is President at Instituto Terapia Zen Internacional in Spain and the head of
Spiritual Crossroads (Part I): Difficulties in Bringing Amida Buddha to Europe
David Brazier
13 February 2014
Editor’s note: David Brazier is a Buddhist teacher, writer, and psychotherapist. He is President at Instituto Terapia Zen Internacional in Spain and the head of
Other-Power in Pure Land Buddhism
Malcolm Hunt
29 August 2013
One of the main discussions around Pure Land Buddhism is that of Other Power versus Self Power. Indeed one of the major criticisms of Pure
Other-Power in Pure Land Buddhism
Ven. Zhi Sheng
5 July 2013
One of the main discussions around Pure Land Buddhism is that of Other Power versus Self Power. Indeed one of the major criticisms of Pure
Shugendo Now
Jeff Kennedy
1 March 2012
Shugendo Now: Is this title a demand, a request, or a compassionate plea for a reevaluation of societal values? It is a boldly declarative title
KanZeOn: A Documentary on Sound
Raymond Lam
3 December 2011
It has been literally years since I watched a documentary and thought it was objectively good (liking it or disliking it is a subjective thing), because too
A Photo Journal of Tantric Buddhism at Kenbisan
Mārgadarshana
24 January 2011
Kenbisan, or Sword Tail Mountain, is a popular hiking spot near Osaka. It is an easy climb not far from the city and may be
A Taste of Zen
Pastoral voices
16 April 2010
It is said that there are nearly 1,700 kung-an (Japanese: koan) that Zen masters used. In Zen, practitioners use kung-an as subjects for meditation until
The Sacred Alphabets – A Photo Journal of Siddham characters in China and Japan
Mārgadarshana
1 March 2009
Siddham, according to Prof. Wang Bangwei of Peking University, refers to a specific type of script used in ancient India; in China, it refers more