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Louise Southerden-The true meaning of Zen

Zen is the flavour of our times. In everything from cooking and audio equipment to gardening and interior decorating, “Zen” epitomises the essence of style. We arrange pillows on a sofa, furniture in a bare room, food on a plate — then call it Zen. There are Zen beauty salons and bookstores, Zen designer clothes, Zen lounge suites. “Zen” has even become a brand name: Singapore-based Creative Technology has registered...

Janice P. Nimura-An American in Japan, Leading a Zen Koan of a Life

MY YEAR OF DIRT AND WATER  Journal of a Zen Monk’s Wife in Japan By Tracy Franz 307 pp. Stone Bridge Press. Paper, $16.95. Foreigner-in-Japan narratives have certain consistent themes. They are stories of seeking, of alienation, of awe and disappointment, of tantalized not-quite-understanding. They are often infused with longing for an aesthetic and philosophical ideal that seems always to be vanishing, like fragrant smoke. Their most famous practitioners, from Lafcadio...

Pema Khandro Rinpoche -The Power of Buddhism

If you ignore power, you ignore powerful Buddhist teachings. Pema Khandro Rinpoche says that Buddhism teaches us how to be powerful and compassionate at the same time. A depiction of Siddhartha Gautama subduing the demon king Mara shortly before attaining enlightenment. “Shakyamuni Conquering the Demons,” ca 1888 by Kawanabe Kyōsai. Courtesy of The Met. Fellow Buddhists, we need to talk about power. Discussion of power is largely absent in the American...

Chuyện đời vị thiền sư thi sỹ

Với những bài thơ đậm đặc chất Thiền và cuộc lữ hành trên khắp nước Nhật, Matsuo Bashô đã trở thành vị thiền sư thi sỹ có ảnh hưởng lớn nhất không chỉ trong thời đại ông mà còn nhiều thế kỷ về sau. Người ta nói rằng, Bashô có tới 2.000 đệ tử và có những người sống cách ông vài thế kỷ vẫn tự nhận mình là học...