Sumeru News — Zen

Richard Bryan McDaniel, chronicler of all things Zen in the West, forwarded this Bernie Glassman Roshi tribute, and asked if I would publish it here. I heartily agreed. Personal Impressions About Zen master and Social Activist Bernie Glassman Roshi  by Monika Jion Winklemann, Dharmaholder, Zen Peacemaker Circles. Founder, Not-Knowing-Sangha Bonn International The news reached me Sunday night through my ex. “Did you hear that Bernie died?” No, I hadn't. For once, I hadn't been on Facebook for a few hours because I had been attending, with my sister, a concert and a reading by the actress Iris Berben in memory of...

Cypress Trees in the Garden: The Second Generation of Zen Teaching in America, by Richard Bryan McDaniel, is now available as an e-book from your favourite online vendor, as well as in paperback. Catholicism and Zen, by Richard Bryan McDaniel, is also now available as an e-book from your favourite online vendor, as well as in paperback.

We're pleased to announce that Glen Choi's book, Beginning, Middle and Zen: Tales from Canada to Korea and Back Again, was among the finalist short list for the 2018 American BookFest. Congratulations, Glen!  

Here's a review of Catholicism and Zen, by Richard B. McDaniel, from the current issue of the Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies: https://thecjbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Catholicism-and-Zen_McCall_75-78-1.pdf In related news, we will be publishing the e-book edition early in 2019.

You are invited to the book launch of Beginning, Middle & Zen by Glen Shakwon Choi. Wednesday, October 31, 5:30 pm, Emmanuel College, U of T. Sponsored by Emmanuel College, The University of Toronto Applied Buddhist Studies Initiative, and The Sumeru Press Inc. Reading, interview, and refreshments Free admission Here's the poster. EVENTBRITE RSVP: http://bit.ly/GlenZenOCT31 INQUIRIES: BuddhistEduFoundation@rogers.com