Huangbo said to his assembly “You are all slurping up brewer’s dregs. If you’re always wandering about, how will you find this moment? Don’t you know that in all of China there is not a single Zen ...

One of the greatest of Japan’s Zen masters, Hakuin Ekaku died on January the 18th, 1769. He was born on the 19th of January, in 1686, in a village at the foot of Mount Fuji. In those years between ...

A new app called The Way is aiming to help people explore the deeper side of meditation through a single, structured path guided by an authorized Zen master. Founded by uncle-and-nephew duo Henry ...

The honourable title of Zen master is bestowed upon those who dedicated their lives to studying, practising and teaching Zen Buddhism. Despite the apparent detachment, their teachings hold valuable ...

In the book, “Zen Sex: The Way of Making Love”, Philip Toshio Sudo introduces many to Zen master Ikkyu Sojun, who lived 1394-1481. According to the text, Ikkyu was known to frequent brothels and bars ...

#mindfulness #zen #quotes A Zen master once said: ""Embrace mindfulness. Feel the breeze, listen to leaves. It's calm in life's storm, observe thoughts without judgment. Like a sturdy oak, sway, but ...

Su Bong Zen Monastery, in the heart of Causeway Bay on Hong Kong Island, has noticed a rise in visitor numbers since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. “Zen is more important than ever as our world ...

Episode 2: Helping a person take another step (24 min.) When Kennedy went to study with a Japanese Zen master, the Buddhist told him: " 'I do not want to make you a Buddhist. I want to empty you in ...