Magazine

News Round Up for w/e 12th September 2021

News and snippets from Zen cyber space
This week from Zen cyberspace, Myanmar releases vitriolic monk responsible for religious violence, why mindfulness on its own is not enough and choosing to be healthy. 

In Ghostly Japan by Lafcadio Hearn

Book Extracts
When the famous Chinese fortune teller Shōko Setsu threw a tile at a rat, the shattered pieces contained an impossible message that would change his life.

News Round Up for w/e 4th September 2021

News and snippets from Zen cyber space
How do the sangha cope with negative feelings and the threat to Afghanistan's Buddhist heritage under threat from mining operation.

Three-Hundred-Mile Tiger: The Record of Lin-Chi Translation and Commentary

Book Review
This version of the Record of Lin-Chi (founder of Rinzai school of Zen) comes with a hefty commentary that bridges the gap between East and West. Sokei-an's commentary is suitable for both beginners and advanced students - reviewed by Mark Bush

News Round Up w/e 27th August 2021

News and snippets from Zen cyber-space

The Illuminated Lotus Sutra Project

From the archive, we present an article with images from the work of Roberta Mansell who spent many years illuminating perhaps the most famous Mahayana sutra - The Lotus Sutra.
Series

Men, Masculinity and Mindfulness

Blog
Whether it’s toxic masculinity or the infantilisation of men, what masculinity should be remains a contentious issue within the cultural dialogue. Martin Goodson looks at whether the Buddha's teachings can offer any guidance on this issue.

News Round Up w/e 21st August 2021

News and snippets from Zen cyber-space
This week from Zen cyberspace, a gentle movement practice for mindfulness, breaking through cynicism and how to deal with an increasingly overwhelming news cycle.  
Series

The Narrow Road To The Deep North ...by Matsuo Bashō

Book Extracts
Matsuo Bashō (1644-94) was on of the greatest of the Japanese haiku poets. The vitality and flexibility his genius gave to the strict 17 syllable form brought haiku to a level of immaculate perfection.

When You Greet Me, I Bow: Notes and Reflections from A Life In Zen, by

Book Review
Michael Haggiag reviews this title by Norman Fischer, former abbot of the San Fransisco Zen Center, whose writings are marked by a deep insight into issues that Westerners face with Buddhist practice.

News Round Up w/e 12th August 2021

News and snippets from Zen cyber-space
This week from Zen cyberspace, an award winning short film available for free, are we in a simulation? And the marking of the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima.

News Round Up w/e 8th August 2021

News and snippets from Zen cyber-space
This week from Zen Cyber space, how mindfulness is showing up at the Olympic Games, podcast debut from the Dalai Lama and Buddhists monks help join the effort against Covid.
Previous Next

Topics

AUDIO COURSES
BLOG
BOOK
BOOK EXTRACTS
BOOK REVIEWS
BOOKS
BUDDHISM AND THE ARTS
DAILY LIFE PRACTICE
EXERCISES IN MINDFULNESS
FILM REVIEWS
FOLKLORE
IN LIGHT OF ASIA
INTERVIEWS
NEWS
PEOPLE
PSYCHOLOGY
REVIEWS
STORIES

Donate

The virtue of generosity, charity or giving. Your donations are welcomed.

Learn more

Dharma Centre

Our online community to complement The Zen Gateway online resource and magazine.

Visit Dharma Centre