
Book Review: The Way of Ch’an
David Hinton’s new book is a creative but historically flawed assessment of the literary and spiritual connection between Daoism and Chan
David Hinton’s new book is a creative but historically flawed assessment of the literary and spiritual connection between Daoism and Chan
A close look at the daily practices one undertakes on the famous Shikoku pilgrimage in Japan
Hozan Alan Senauke’s new book on 30 luminaries of the Zen tradition in Western Buddhism is based on the koanic idea of turning words
Looking back on the life of an American immersed in Zen: a representative of the post-war union of Japanese Zen and American culture
Searching for a middle way in the Dharmic path for modern Westerners
A small Zen community has flourished and continues to grow in Alaska despite its geographical isolation
The Zen centre was one of several organizations and businesses that have been affected by the fire
A prolific teacher, organizer, and founder, Samu Sunim started temples in numerous cities in Mexico, the United States, and Canada
An intimate account of the rise and decline of one of Europe’s first centers of Zen Buddhism
Examining Japanese Zen thought through the lens of meditation practice and Western philosophical ideas
Learning from the lives of two European-born men who became Zen monks
The rise of Zen in Cuba combines deep roots in Japan and wide connections to interfaith and eco-activism in the country