The room falls silent as the members of Zen Society settle into zazen meditation, a form of meditation central to Zen ...

They look like the typical crowd at a bus stop, young people in their 20s and 30s wearing jeans, shorts and T-shirts. On this Sunday morning they are seated with one leg folded over the other, their ...

YOU may have encountered moments of 'Zen' in your life – like a particularly peaceful walk in nature, or while lying down, eyes closed, at the end of a yoga session – and we all know that in today's ...

This book cover image released by The Penguin Press shows "Where the Heart Beats: John Cage, Zen Buddhism and the Inner Life of Artists," by Kay Larson. (AP Photo/The Penguin Press) "Where the Heart ...

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Thich Nhat Hanh, the revered Zen Buddhist monk who helped pioneer the concept of mindfulness in the West and socially engaged Buddhism in the East, has died. He was 95. The death ...

A senior official in the White House tasked with advising President Donald Trump on weapons of mass destruction is an ordained Zen Buddhist chaplain, who long ago reconciled Buddhism's non-violent ...

A koan is a riddle or puzzle that Zen Buddhists use during meditation to help them unravel greater truths about the world and about themselves. Zen masters have been testing their students with these ...