A collection of stories and teachings by Rinzai Gigen, the founder of Rinzai Zen, this record captures the essence of Zen training and practice.

At Hosshin-ji, noted for its severe sesshin, there is a unique discipline for combatting the fatigued, faltering mind.

The 'Original Face', sometimes called 'True Face', is a descriptor in Zen for 'Buddha-nature' which is the ground of all Being.

The sword of Shiya is so sharp that it cuts through a hair blown across it. Twenty years of honing it! The arm that cuts down Buddhas and patriarchs. Kanzan snatched that sword.

In this book extract we look at the history of Daitokuji temple, a sometimes controversial yet prolific Zen temple.

In his latest book the abbot of Korinji monastery in Wisconsin introduces us to the less-well known (at least in the West), Rinzai practices of internal energy.

Following a life-threatening sickness Master Hakuin was advised to take up a new practice by a mountain mystic.

In this extract Alan Wallace explores the question, why Western science is disposed against a science of introspective investigation.

The story that the rulers of domination societies told each other and their subordinates is what we today might call the Myth of Redemptive Violence.

Curated book extracts for people interested in the Dharma, Zen and Buddhist culture who might be looking for additions to their bookshelf.

From the chapter on Prajnaparamita, living in accord with original nature is the teaching of the Sixth Patriarch, Enō Daikan.

Sam van Schaik is head of the Endangered Archives Programme at the British Library. In this book he shows how the use of magic has been used to help spread the influence of Buddhism in Asia. His previous books include Tibetan Zen & The Spirit of Zen.