"Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" was based on a real-life, 17-day motorcycle trip that he took with his 11-year-old son Chris and two family friends. They rode from the Twin Cities of ...

Encountering Zen catalyzed many of the artists leading the charge to redefine what art does in the ’50s and ’60s, to dematerialize the object and foreground the concept.

The entire goal of Zen according to Suzuki is to remain a perpetual beginner. Zen is all about living (actions) and less about life (ideas/interpretations about living).

Zen and the Art of Covid-Life Maintenance Breathe in as you open your eyes to a face staring into yours. You have received your first task of the day. It is 6:45. June 3, 2020 1:19 pm ET Share ...

Zen and the Art of Scrabble Dictionary Maintenance Three letters meaning ‘serenity’ finally are admitted to earn their chance for a triple word score. By Ben Zimmer Sept. 28, 2018 10:28 am ET ...

It was a stark lesson in “friend shui”—the shameless art of arranging personal relationships for maximum benefit. A more Zen interpretation of friend shui is possible.

The Zen of Proposal Writing: An Expert’s Stress-Free Path to Winning Proposals. By Kitta Reeds (Three Rivers Press, 223 pages, $13). Writing a proposal for a government contract and the Japanese ...

But we picked up a semblance of stamina for the final 1,000 meters and finished in one hour, 29.13 seconds. Later we learned that we had placed second. The red ribbon—my first and only masters crew ...