Forest Bathing in Taiwan
Last Saturday morning, mist drifted above the ridges of Lalashan Mountain as a silver Volkswagen van slowly climbed the winding road that snaked around the mountain like thread wrapped around a spool. At 2,031 meters above sea level, behind the steering wheel was Mr. Mark, a
Tabidachi: A Death Workshop
Rev. Jotetsu NemotoRinzai Zen MonkAbbot of Daizen-ji Temple, Gifu, Japan In the late 1990s, Japan faced a silent epidemic of suicide, with over 400,000 lives lost in just 13 years. Amid this crisis, a young Zen monk emerged from a six-year hermitage to support those on the
