As well as being saints and gods, the Bodhisattvas are also considered to be manifestations of the Buddha nature which can be used for healing.

When a Buddhist priest finds out that his kinsman has been reborn into an agonising hell, a yamabushi holds the key to helping his friend

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

D.T Suzuki on the history and development of Mahayana Buddhism in China.

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

Influential Swiss Psychologist Carl Yung on life death and finding a purpose.

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.

Shūhō Myōchō known as Daito Kokushi (1283-1338) founded the great training monastery of Daitokuji in Kyoto. His memorial day is on 22nd November.

A historic debate takes place between the Zen school and one hundred monks representing all the other Buddhist sects from the local area.

Religious scholar Joseph Campbell, on the power that myths have in shaping the individual and his or her place within society.

A strange dancing creature appears every night on a family's estate. Bewildered and afraid, the family investigates.