The couple were Zen teachers in Portland for 20 years before founding Great Vow, which is under the umbrella of the non-profit Zen Community of Oregon (ZCO). “This is our home,” Hogen said of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

MOUNT TREMPER, N.Y. — A $9,000 Sacred Sites Grant from the New York Landmarks Conservancy will allow the Zen Mountain Monastery to repair an old drainage system on its property, the order’s abbot said ...

. Supper's over and Noble Silence, the quiet that stretches from bedtime through breakfast, is still two hours away. Two dozen people sit in a circle, explaining why they've come to a refurbished ...

As of this January, I’ve been "car-living" here in San Diego for the past three years now. Time flies. When Covid hit, I lost my job and got the boot from my apartment. I've gotten another job since ...

“Rush hour begins at 5” in DC, said the Reverend Drema McAllister-Wilson while we chatted recently. “Where is every-body going so early? People hurry to the next appointment, the next soccer game, the ...

The Pine Wind Zen community is in Shamong, N.J. Dusk settles in on the Pine Barrens. Those arriving at the monastery are greeted by monks as they shuffle into the zendo. Service begins with 20 minutes ...

"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 ...

COHEN: Well, actually, a monastery is just part of Boogie Street. In fact, on Boogie Street, you go back to your flat or your apartment. And you close the door, and you kind of eliminate the rest of ...