Roshi Bernie Glassman first dharma successor of Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi Roshi, was the first abbot of the Zen Community of New York and co-founder of the Greyston Mandala. In 1994 he conceived the Zen Peacemaker Order. The paperback edition of his most recent book, Bearing Witness: A Zen Master's Lessons in Making Peace, was recently issued from Bell Tower.