Robert Lopez

Robert Lopez is currently preparing Zen Pivots, a collection of Sokei-an's lectures.

Magazine | Ancestors

Zen Master Sokei-an

At the turn of the century, the United States became home to its first Zen master, Sokei-an Shigetsu Sasaki. Born in 1882 to a successful Shinto scholar and his concubine, Sokei-an first came to America as…

By Robert Lopez

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