Jane Hirshfield, a poet who lived and studied in a Zen monastery in her 20s, encapsulates her poetry in a single poem. During her seven years as a monk, she adhered to the Zen tradition of rising...

Stephen Batchelor is a contemporary Buddhist teacher and author known for his secular approach to Buddhism. Trained as a monk in both the Tibetan and Zen traditions, his book Buddhism Without...

Charlotte Joko Beck was an American Zen teacher known for her practical approach. Beck founded the Zen Center of San Diego and the Ordinary Mind Zen School, focusing on integrating Zen into daily...

The Dhammapada is an important Buddhist text containing a collection of sayings and teachings attributed to the Buddha. A Zen teacher once told me that in such texts, the opening words are the most...