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 ...

BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) — A group of firefighting monks was ready to defend a Buddhist monastery being threatened Tuesday by the so-called Willow Fire burning in the rugged central coast mountains south ...

"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 ...

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 ...

It is appropriate that Tassajara should be almost as difficult to reach as the state of satori. High in the hills of California’s rugged Big Sur country, 160 miles south of San Francisco, Tassajara is ...

The Great Vow Zen Monastery, 79640 Quincy Mayger Rd., Clatskanie will hold a Jizo Ceremony for children who have died at 2 p.m. May 29. The purpose of the ceremony is to help families and friends with ...

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 ...

The Trúc Lâm Zen Monastery is a serene Buddhist monastery located in Da Lat, Vietnam a highland city renowned for its cool climate, misty pine forests, and colonial charm. Overlooking Tuyền Lâm Lake, ...

MOUNT TREMPER, N.Y. – The Zen Mountain Monastery will host a family-friendly holiday gathering on Saturday, Dec. 15, for Ulster County residents who may otherwise not have such an opportunity. The ...