The Wrinkle in the Mat
A Zen monk recalls an unexpected initiation in his hossen ceremony, the rite of passage to become a senior student.
Robert Glass
Robert Glass spent seven years training at Shasta Abbey, a Soto Zen monastery in northern California. After returning to lay life and completing his PhD in Comparative Religion, he traveled to Buddhist centers around the world as the Director and Dean of Long Island University’s Global College.
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