Zen

“It Came From Beyond Zen,” by Brad Warner

"It Came From Beyond Zen" is Brad Warner's follow-up to "Don't Be a Jerk." Both books are commentaries and paraphrases…

January 5, 2018

Watch SIT, a short documentary

SIT - Short Documentary Film from Yoko Okumura on Vimeo. Chris Ruiz, one of the producers of SIT, a short…

September 3, 2016

The neuroscience of suffering – and its end

Jeff Warren, Psychology Tomorrow Magazine: It was 1972, and Gary Weber, a 29-year old materials science PhD student at Penn…

July 14, 2016

“Don’t Be A Jerk,” by Brad Warner

"Don't Be A Jerk" is a kind of summary-plus-commentary on the 13th century Japanese Zen teacher Dōgen's Shōbōgenzō, or "Treasury…

June 30, 2016

The greatest philosopher you’ve never heard of

Adam Frank, NPR: Let's be honest. When most of us talk about philosophy — the hard-core, name-dropping, theory-quoting kind —…

May 31, 2016

Eight ways not to think about meditation

Barry Morris, The Practical Buddhist: In Zen, meditation is about sitting, standing, or walking in total awareness. Steve Hagen, Lead…

June 4, 2015

The Zen predator of the Upper East Side

Mark Oppenheimer, The Atlantic: Nearly 50 years ago, a penniless monk arrived in Manhattan, where he began to build an…

December 18, 2014

Thich Nhat Hanh: is mindfulness being corrupted by business and finance?

Jo Confino, The Guardian: The Zen master discusses his advice for Google and other tech giants on being a force…

March 31, 2014

Zen in America: a documentary

I'm always very happy to encourage Buddhist creators, and Adam Kō Shin Tebbe's project to document the history of Zen…

October 3, 2013

Google seeks out wisdom of Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh

Jo Confino, The Guardian: Why on earth are many of the world's most powerful technology companies, including Google, showing a…

September 8, 2013