David Guy is the author of six novels, including Jake Fades: A Novel of Impermanence and Hank Heals: A Novel of Miracles, the first two volumes of his Zen trilogy. He coauthored Breath by Breath and Living in the Light of Death with his first meditation teacher, Larry Rosenberg. Now retired from Duke University, he divides his time between Durham and Asheville, North Carolina. Learn more at www.davidguy.org.