This is a house that evokes emotions difficult to put into words. But, as its owner would say, being rendered speechless is very Zen. In the Zen way of thinking, words are limiting.

This mid-century home is grounded in Japanese design. A minimalist residence in Beverly Hills has just hit the market and for a cool $12.9 million, it could very well be your new Zen-like sanctuary.

The five-bedroom estate at 20 Berkeley St was built in 1988 and can be likened to a Japanese tea house, featuring a Zen pond and gardens, and interior walls imitating the traditional shoji ...