Buddhism has a long history in America. In the 1800s, Chinese migrants working in the gold rush and building railroads brought their Buddhist beliefs and practices with them. Today, ...

Buddhism is the only major religion whose global population shrank between 2010 and 2020. Learn why it declined in East Asia, particularly in Japan and South Korea.

Boost your brainpower with five Japanese meditation techniques for better memory retention. From the focused stillness of Zazen to the sensory restoration of Shinrin-Yoku, learn time-honoured ...

Interfaith and civic leaders joined the ceremony honoring a new Zen priest’s commitment to service, compassion, and community engagement. Ordination is a public commitment to live one’s practice in ...

Feel the Energy inside your Body, guided by your Mind, listening to this Powerful Meditation Music with asmr Sounds for giving you Tingles and helps you Fall Asleep Zen Mind: 3 hours Deep Zen Buddhist ...

The room falls silent as the members of Zen Society settle into zazen meditation, a form of meditation central to Zen Buddhism. Weinberg senior and club President Damian Vincent Dobrowolski instructs ...

When the 86-year-old Thich Nhat Hanh was introduced to his audience in Copley Square on Sunday afternoon, he began by saying nothing for 25 minutes. Hanh, a Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk who is an ...

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 ...

Japanese summer is often sweltering and muggy, making travel less appealing during this time of year. However, it is a great time to practice zazen (seated meditation) and enjoy the calm surroundings ...

David Chadwick’s latest book on the expansion of Buddhism in America —Tassajara Stories: A Sort of Memoir/Oral History of the First Zen Buddhist Monastery in the West—The First Year, 1967 (Monkfish, ...