Zen Timer is a slick little timer app designed for meditation, yoga, Reiki, and other such activities. Why not use an alarm clock or a countdown timer? Zen Timer has a lot of options for customization ...

Though we've read about it in history books, or have heard about its lifestyle changes, exactly what is Buddhism? Buddhism is a religion that has been practiced for more than 2,500 years starting in ...

Between Harry Styles' recently released late-night lullaby and Iceland's new #letitout campaign that has people screaming into a literal abyss, it seems there's nothing we won't do to add a little ...

Is your summer schedule becoming hectic? Mindfulness can help you stay present. Here are three quick meditations, shared with me by mindfulness experts, to keep you grounded → When it’s hot out: As ...

The October full moon, also referred to as the "hunter moon," is the first full moon of the fall season — which makes it a pretty funky, magical, festive, spooky full moon. On Oct. 13, this special ...

We live in a fast-paced world where everything seems like an action movie. That can force most of us into the fight or flight mode, which is not a good physiology to be in all the time. To calm down ...

(On Saturday the 18th of January, Dr Chris Kaishin Hoff, an Empty Moon Zen Senior Dharma Teacher delivered the talk. With his generous permission I’m reprinting it here. I find it particularly timely… ...

When people hear the word Zen, many might imagine a scene of sitting in Zazen in a quiet Zen hall. But in reality, the ...

“To study Zen is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be one with all things.” — Dogen Zenji “You are better equipped to lecture on psychology than I.

Once again my friend the old Zen hand Ken Ireland wrote a piece over at his Buddha, SJ blog that I thought deserved a bit wider platform. And, once again, he graciously consented to my reprinting it ...