Soko Morinaga Roshi describes what it is like to experience the passions in a state of emptiness.

Zen practice can’t stop bad things from happening to us but it can help us face them. Michael O’Neill concludes his experience of dealing with disappointment and loss.

With his future plans thwarted and feeling dejected, Michael O'Neill falls back on his training in Zen to find a way forward.

Dylan finds it difficult to sit still, so Jizo instructs him on the correct form for sitting Zazen (meditation).

No matter how long we have been practicing life can still be disheartening. Michael O’Neill shares his recent experience as a Zen practitioner.

Jizo teaches our hyperactive protagonist the secret to finding inner stillness.

A 9th Century Buddha from Sumatra, with an accompanying verse explaining how to directly see the Dharma.

Ajahn Sumedho remembers discovering why he couldn't be at peace in the 'now'.

Zen Master Bankei points out how to spot the Buddha Nature by becoming aware of the traces it leaves from moment to moment.

The Zen masters reveal some of the secrets of Zen practice through poetry.

"when I first started meditating, I had the idea that meditation would make me kinder and happier... But during the first two months, I never felt so much hatred and anger in my life."

Zen Master Dōgen Zenji on the correct form and practice for sitting Zazen (meditation).