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Tworkov investigates the process of assimilation of Zen into American culture through profiles of five, first-generation American Zen masters. 16 black-and-white photos.
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On American soil, Zen Buddhism has proven to be a hardy, adaptable plant, as reflected in these luminous yet critical profiles of five American-born Zen masters. Radical pacifist Robert Aitken of Honolulu applies Buddhist thinking to ecological and political problems. For Bernard Glassman, who teaches at the Zen Community of New York, there is no contradiction between Zen and the business of running a bakery. Herself a Zen disciple, Tworkov is attuned to the varied ways these teachers teach. Former concert pianist Maurine Stuart implores her meditation pupils not to sacrifice spontaneity on the altar of obedience to rules. For Jakusho Kwong, Zen practice in America requires confusion, change, even despair. By far the most turbulent chapter spotlights Richard Baker, who resigned from the San Francisco Zen Center in 1983 amid charges of adultery and abuse of power, and is now a roshi (teacher) in Santa Fe, N.M. Photos.
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- PublisherNorth Point Press
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0865473544
- ISBN 13 9780865473546
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages288
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