A short boat ride down the coast from Puerto Vallarta, Xinalani Retreat rests on the slopes of a leafy green hill overlooking a pristine sandy beach. For four nights this past Christmas, your Guide relaxed… Read More »Review: Christmas at Xinalani, Puerto Vallarta
If you’re visiting Japan, you’re probably going to visit a lot of temples, and not only might you be surprised to learn there are different sects of Buddhism, but even within Zen, there are distinct… Read More »What’s the difference between Soto Zen and Rinzai Zen?
In 2019, your Guide visited India to facilitate some mental health workshops and I took that opportunity to visit Bodhgaya for a 10-day Vipassana meditation retreat at the International Vipassana Centre. Are you eager to… Read More »What happens at a Vipassana meditation retreat in Bodhgaya, India?
On your Guide’s adventures exploring meditation retreats around the world, I was always looking for an opportunity to attend a meditation retreat at Plum Village, the Buddhist retreat centre established by Thich Nhat Hanh in… Read More »Attending the Plum Village International Business Retreat
Huángbò Xīyùn (trad. Chinese: 黄檗希運 or Huang Po in older English-language works) was an influential Zen master in 8th and 9th century Tang Dynasty China and the teacher of Línjì, whose teachings we explored previously: Linji… Read More »Huangbo Travel Quotes
Linji (trad. Chinese: 臨濟義玄) lived in China during the 800s, was a student of Huangbo’s, and founded an eponymous school of Chan Buddhism (known as the Rinzai School in Japanese Zen Buddhism) which remains one… Read More »Linji Quotes for Travel
Dogen Zenji (Japanese: 道元禅師) founded the Soto Zen lineage of Buddhism in Japan during the 1200s. Dissatisfied with the politics and social posturing at the temple where he’d trained since childhood, Dogen traveled to China… Read More »Dogen Quotes for Travel