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On Zen Practice

Body, Breath, and Mind

On Zen Practice( )
Editor: Maezumi, Taizan
Glassman, Bernie
Foreword by: Aiken, Robert
Preface by: Nakao, Wendy Egyoku
Buksbazen, John Daishin
ISBN:978-0-86171-315-8
Publication Date:Apr 1999
Publisher:Wisdom Publications
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $14.95
Book Description:

For the first time in decades, the teachings formative to American Zen teachers and students are now available in one comprehensive volume. Conceived as an overarching primer on the practice of Zen, this landmark volume address's every aspect of practice: beginning practice, shikantaza, chanting, sesshin, working with Mu, and the nature of koans. Retaining the lively, immediate quality of the previous edition, On Zen Practice is an essential tool for the new generation of...
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Book Details
Pages:208
Detailed Subjects: Religion / Buddhism / Zen
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 x 0.7 Inches
Book Weight:0.725 Pounds
Author Biography
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Bernie Glassman was born Bernard Alan Glassman in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, New York on January 18, 1939. He received an engineering degree from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and a Ph.D. in applied mathematics from the University of California, Los Angeles.

He first became interested in Zen in 1958 after reading a book. He began meditating, found a local Zen teacher, got involved with the Zen Center of Los Angeles, and became a Zen teacher himself. In 1979, he founded the Zen Community of New York. He and his second wife, Sandra Holmes, founded the Greyston Foundation in 1989 and the Zen Peacemaker Order in 1996. Glassman wrote several books including The Dude and the Zen Master written with actor Jeff Bridges. He died from sepsis on November 4, 2018 at the age of 79.

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