BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) — A group of firefighting monks was ready to defend a Buddhist monastery being threatened Tuesday by the so-called Willow Fire burning in the rugged central coast mountains south ...

"Whatever you may think... It's gone already..." Zeitgeist Films, in association with indie distributor Kino Lorber, have debuted an official US trailer for an indie documentary titled Zen for Nothing ...

It is appropriate that Tassajara should be almost as difficult to reach as the state of satori. High in the hills of California’s rugged Big Sur country, 160 miles south of San Francisco, Tassajara is ...

Eight monks protecting the Buddhist center near Big Sur, Calif., are relying not only on training from professional firefighters but also on their Zen practice. By Michael Levenson Eight Buddhist ...

The zen monk expected a pre-dawn knock on his door, but the news on the other side wasn't what he anticipated. At first, Finnian Kelley, a member of the Tassajara Fire Crew, thought he'd missed his ...