Susan Moon

SUSAN MOON is a writer, editor, and Buddhist teacher in the Soto Zen tradition. Ever since she set out from her childhood home to get lost on purpose at the age of 10, she has been searching far and wide for the meaning of life and sharing what she learns with others. Her books include This Is Getting Old: Zen Thoughts on Aging with Humor and Dignity; the groundbreaking collection, The Hidden Lamp: Stories from Twenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women, with Florence Caplow; and What Is Zen? with Norman Fischer. Her most recent book, Alive Until You’re Dead: Notes on the Home Stretch, is a collection of essays about the surprising perks of mortality. Susan is a contributor to Lion’s Roar, Tricycle, and other publications. She lives in Berkeley, California, and practices at the Berkeley Zen Center and with the Everyday Zen Sangha. For many years she has taught and led Zen retreats in California, elsewhere in the U.S., and internationally. She also adores her grandchildren.