The history of Buddhism religion dates back to the year 580 BC, which started with the birth of Buddha Siddhartha Gautama. Born in the Lumbini, Southern Nepal, Siddhartha left …

Also known as the Way of the Tea, the Japanese tea ceremony is the traditional method of preparing and drinking matcha, the powdered green tea (the tea leaves were …

by Roy Melvyn (Author) – excerpt of the book Zazen, Shikantaza and the Soto Tradition of Dogen Some people think of zazen as a technique for reaching a state of “no …

The teaching commonly called the “four noble truths” is the most widely known teaching of the historical Buddha, who lived and taught during the 5th century BCE in northern …

Dazu Huike – Taiso Eka (487-593) is considered the Second Patriarch of Chinese Chan and the twenty-ninth since Gautama Buddha. As with most of the early Chan patriarchs, very little …

Five skandhas (Skt. pancaskandha) — the five psycho-physical aggregates, which according to Buddhist philosophy are the basis for self-grasping. The Five Aggregates are: Form, Sensation, Perception, Mental Formation and …

For many people Zen could be anything but fun. However, that’s not the case for Carlos Valencia and Diego Otero who created Chuck the Monk. This is a comic …

Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East? is an award-winning South Korean film written, produced and directed by Bae Yong-kyun, a professor at Dongguk University in Seoul. Known principally …

The Sanskrit word siddhi or siddhiḥ (“perfection”, “accomplishment”, “attainment”, or “success”) — refers to the extraordinary powers of the atma (Self), developed through consistent meditation and deliberate, grueling, often …

This is my first post and I would like at this very beginning to bring in front of you the so called Zen wisdom. To do so I’ve prepared 9 simple …