This collection of short stories about the life and teachings Shunryu Suzuki has a the feel of a modern day writings of the Zen Masters - reviewed by Michael O'Neill.

This week from Zen cyber space, how meditation informed the great Jaxx musician John Coltrane’s work, how pets can help us practice the Dharma and how monkeys revered by Buddhists in Thailand have ended up taking over an entire city.

The profound effects of 'place' on human consciousness has connected environments to the transcendental since the dawn of history and culture.

This week from Zen cyber space, a scroll of esoteric Buddhist texts from Japan, Indonesia plans to make 9th Century temple a worldwide centre for Buddhist, and the Buddhist monks who stopped eating to become mummified.

Having completed his Koan training in 2015, Dosho Port provides an excellent translation, with commentary and historical context, to these often misunderstood texts.

This week from Zen cyber space, using ultrasound to induce mindfulness, an artist paints 10,000 Buddha's across the world and the many meanings of the word Dharma.

This week from Zen cyber space, tips for going on a media diet, scientific evidence on how the breath controls the brain’s cognitive function and how to read the Sutra’s (and enjoy yourself).

When the godhead or deity appears this is known as a theophany. Although the Buddha was a man, was it the Buddha or the man that incarnated all those years ago?

Chögyam Trungpa's spent many years living and teaching in the west. His seminal work ‘Cutting through Spiritual Materialism’ was an attempt to address the cultural and practical difficulties that westerners experienced with Buddhist practice.

This week from Zen cyber space, a practice to help prevent gossiping, what are the historically verifiable facts about the Buddha and insights gained from recovering from COVID 19.

Considered a classic by modern martial artists, the book of 5 rings extends far beyond the art of fighting and into the realms of the transcendental. 

This week from Zen cyberspace, centuries old Buddhist monastery discovered in Bangladesh, a Buddhist monk gets trapped in a cave while meditating and how the Buddha Dharma can help create a sustainable society for the future.