The essence of Zen Buddhism is achieving enlightenment by seeing one's original mind (or original nature) directly; without the intervention of the intellect. A special transmission outside the ...

Do Not Try to Become a Buddha, a collection of essays on Buddhist philosophy by Myozan Ian Kilroy, is both accessible and digestible Myozan Ian Kilroy, who is a founding teacher of Zen Buddhism ...

YOU may have encountered moments of 'Zen' in your life – like a particularly peaceful walk in nature, or while lying down, eyes closed, at the end of a yoga session – and we all know that in today's ...

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A couple of centuries later, wherever there was civilisation and literacy, the human mind seems to take a further step forward in self-critical thinking and self-awareness: around the sixth and fifth ...

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Korean Zen (Son) Buddhism focuses on the enlightenment of a sudden awakening. The Korean word for Ch'an or Zen is Son. Buddhism is highly significant in Korea. Figures from 1991 showed 26 Buddhist ...