The origins of Kaua‘i’s Soto Zen Buddhist Temple date back to McBryde Sugar Co.’s Wahiawa Camp in 1903, the year the Rev. Ryoun Kan arrived there to begin preaching Soto Zen Buddhism in Tsuneo Takai’s ...

For about a year after Ruth Ozeki’s father died in 1998, she would hear him clearly calling her name while she washed the dishes or folded laundry. The award-winning author, filmmaker and Soto Zen ...

As the third chime of a bell faded, a meditation session at Stone Mountain Zendo on Oct. 27 began. Sitting on "zafus," a type of mat, a small group of people faced the wall and meditated in silence.

Drakka (standing) demonstrates acupressure to relieve anxiety during a Langton Garden meditation session. Sign up below to get Mission Local’s free newsletter, a daily digest of news you won’t find ...

Some Mauians got a taste of Zen Buddhism. Earlier this month, Naoko Moller, who was born in a Soto-Zen temple in Niigata, Japan, gave a course in Zen cooking to about 40 people in two sessions at the ...

While children zip around the Northeastern rural property, adults mingle and serve up heaping portions of macaroni and cheese and colorful salads. The kids revel in a long lineup of activities: ...

Jim Gordon sits on one of the benches in the Green Mountain Zen Center where he leads meditation. At right is the zafu, or cushion, at the Ino station where the meditation leader sits on the floor to ...

MOORHEAD — Curious about Zen Buddhism? Now’s your chance to explore its teachings with an expert guide. On Sunday, April 6, Dr. Nancy Nanshin White will present “An Introduction to Zen Buddhism” at ...