Norman Fischer

Norman Fischer is a poet, translator, and Zen Buddhist priest. A Senior Dharma Teacher at the San Francisco Zen Center, he is also the founder and spiritual director of the Everyday Zen Foundation, an organization dedicated to adapting Zen Buddhist teachings to Western culture.

Featured Articles

Magazine Personal Reflections

Beyond Language

Finding freedom through thoughts and words

By Norman Fischer, Artwork by A. J. Bocchino

Summer 2011

Magazine History & Philosophy

Revealing a World of Bliss

How the Buddha was able to transmit the heart of his teaching simply by twirling a flower

By Norman Fischer, Artwork by Doris Mitsch

Winter 2006

Magazine Personal Reflections

Saved From Freezing

Zen priest and poet Norman Fischer explores the spirituality of art.

By Norman Fischer

Spring 2005

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Dharma Talks

When You Greet Me I Bow: Relationship, Emptiness, Activism

Poet, translator, and Zen Buddhist priest Norman Fischer shares lessons from his decades of practice: from relationships, to emptiness, to activism, to cultural encounters between East and West.

By Norman Fischer

Oct 2021

Magazine Teachings

No Beginning, No Ending, No Fear

When you’re afraid of what might happen, remember that all you have is now.

By Norman Fischer

Summer 2021

Trike Daily Society & Environment

On Not Knowing What’s Next

Don’t get drawn into the craziness and hype. There’s a way to equanimity and action.

By Norman Fischer

Jan 20, 2017

Magazine Arts & Culture

Plum Blossoms Open Early Spring

On Dogen’s Shobo Genzo, newly translated by Kazuaki Tanahashi

By Norman Fischer

Spring 2011

Magazine

Sailing Home

Using the Wisdom of Homer’s Odyssey to Navigate Life’s Perils and Pitfalls

By Norman Fischer

Summer 2010

Magazine History & Philosophy

On Conferences: The Second Gethsemani Encounter

Zoketsu Norman Ficher chronicles the second international meeting of Christian and Buddhist contemplatives.

By Norman Fischer

Fall 2002

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The Endless Gaze: Mirrors, Cameras, Binge-Watching and Making a Scene

In an excerpt from her new book, The Lie About the Truck, Sallie Tisdale depicts self-consciousness as the human condition.

By Sallie Jiko Tisdale

Oct 19, 2021

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Stepping Back onto the Silk Road

An ambitious retrospective lets us view China’s ancient network of Buddhist caves at Dunhuang through the lenses of pioneering photographers James and Lucy Lo.

By Julia Hirsch

Fall 2021

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When You Greet Me I Bow: Relationship, Emptiness, Activism

Poet, translator, and Zen Buddhist priest Norman Fischer shares lessons from his decades of practice: from relationships, to emptiness, to activism, to cultural encounters between East and West.

Norman Fischer

Oct 2021

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