Kitaro Nishida died on the 7 th of June 1945. He brought a deep commitment to Zen Buddhism and western philosophical disciplines together. The founder of what has come to be called the Kyoto School, ...

Discipline" vs. Zen's "Letting Go of the Self"*This article contains affiliate advertisements.Introduction | Two Philosophies ...

Emptiness is often mistaken for absence, for lack, loss, or meaninglessness, but in Buddhist philosophy it points to something far deeper and more unsettling: the collapse of the solid “self” we rely ...

As to the question, “What is Chan?” if one is to be brief, it may perhaps suffice to utter just one word or, indeed, to utter no word at all. If, however, one is to elaborate, it may be said that no ...

Was the revolutionary circular scroll wheel on the Apple iPod inspired by kinhin, the Zen practice of walking in circles while meditating? There’s no hard evidence, but a new book, The Zen of Steve ...