Eight monks protecting the Buddhist center near Big Sur, Calif., are relying not only on training from professional firefighters but also on their Zen practice. By Michael Levenson Eight Buddhist ...

The couple were Zen teachers in Portland for 20 years before founding Great Vow, which is under the umbrella of the non-profit Zen Community of Oregon (ZCO). “This is our home,” Hogen said of the ...

The zen monk expected a pre-dawn knock on his door, but the news on the other side wasn't what he anticipated. At first, Finnian Kelley, a member of the Tassajara Fire Crew, thought he'd missed his ...

MOUNT TREMPER, N.Y. — A $9,000 Sacred Sites Grant from the New York Landmarks Conservancy will allow the Zen Mountain Monastery to repair an old drainage system on its property, the order’s abbot said ...

"Whatever you may think... It's gone already..." Zeitgeist Films, in association with indie distributor Kino Lorber, have debuted an official US trailer for an indie documentary titled Zen for Nothing ...

Van Hanh Zen monastery in Da Lat city is a cultural landmark that features bold Buddhist architecture. The monastery exhibits pictures and antiquities collected by its Most Venerable Abbot Thich Vien ...

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 ...

The bucolic Catskill mountains of New York State are far away indeed from Japan, where the Zen branch of Buddhism was founded. Still, that is where Dai Bosatsu Zendo is located. It is a Japanese-style ...

Free of the game of attraction, choosing not to act on instinct, people grow into themselves rather than interact with an agenda The Zen monastery where I train is not what most people would expect.

The Pine Wind Zen community is in Shamong, N.J. Dusk settles in on the Pine Barrens. Those arriving at the monastery are greeted by monks as they shuffle into the zendo. Service begins with 20 minutes ...