Zen

Vietnamese Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, center, arrives for a great chanting ceremony at Vinh Nghiem Pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on March 16, 2007.

‘Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet’

Lifestyle & Belief

A new book teaches that the Zen Buddhist practice of mindfulness can help us break out of a destructive cycle of consumption and live in harmony with the planet.

A small group of people from the Japanese community recently gathered at the temple in Lima to chant and make offerings to their deceased relatives. On the altar were plates of sandwiches and cakes; even a bag of Lay’s potato chips.

Lima’s stressed-out are turning to Zen Buddhism

Lifestyle & Belief
The World

The Zen Of Hawkwatching

Zen Garden

Zen Garden

The World

Bushisms: A retrospective

Global Politics

Since the day he took office, President Bush’s colorful speech has created a stir. Over the years his turns of phrases have been not so much controversial as they’ve been cryptic. Jacob Weisberg of The Slate Group coins them Bushisms.

The World

The Zen of Bobby V

Sports

Faith talks to the Andrew Jenks and Andrew Muscato, co-directors of “The Zen of Bobby V,” a new documentary about baseball manager Bobby Valentine and his turn managing a ball club in Japan.