East Looking Back At Its West Interpreters. The traffic of ideas between East and West has always been more than ...

Philosopher Alan Watts highlighted how humans often live in an “imagined future, ” missing the present moment. While planning once ensured survival, most worries about the future never come true, ...

If you want to penetrate the mysteries of Zen, try thinking of yourself as a blueberry muffin. That’s what lay teacher Laura Jomon Martin told a small group of Zen students after a recent meditation ...

In this accessible if sometimes trite debut, Zen priest Taigu shares Buddhist wisdom for moving past difficult feelings “with greater ease and peace of mind.” The process begins, he argues, with ...

“Alan’s lectures and talks have meant a lot to me throughout my adult life,” Aziz said. So he reached out to Mark Watts, Alan’s son and the keeper of the flame — the family archivist behind the Alan ...

Philosophy professor Evan Thompson, who defines himself as “a good friend to Buddhism,” is also a critic of “Buddhist exceptionalism”: “the belief that ...

EXCLUSIVE: Post-production has wrapped on indie thriller Exhale, starring Q’orianka Kilcher (Yellowstone) as a young Indigineous woman who psychologically unravels in quarantine. The synopsis reads: ...

Mini-Zen gardens, inspired by ancient Zen Buddhism, offer a meditative and relaxing experience through sand manipulation and design creation. The author, a cancer survivor, uses a Zen garden to manage ...

MOORHEAD — Curious about Zen Buddhism? Now’s your chance to explore its teachings with an expert guide. On Sunday, April 6, Dr. Nancy Nanshin White will present “An Introduction to Zen Buddhism” at ...