Merle, Yes, I know Zoketsu Norm Fischer. He also came to our sangha and Zendo, and gave us a talk about ten years ago, around the time that a book of his poems was published. He'd also come back from the Middle East at that time, and told us about how a few things were there, soon after 9-11. I think he's a good teacher, but I have not practiced with him, other than to sit 5 feet in front of him on a cushion on the floor when he gave us his talk and Q&A session that one time. Some people here have a student-teacher relationship with him and see him from time to time. I'm not up on where he's based at this time. Still near San Francisco? He's Mel Weitzman's Dharma heir, in Shunryu Suzuki's lineage. Shunryu wrote the great book you must have, ZEN MIND, BEGINNER'S MIND. Norm Fischer has several books out there, too.
Be well, --Joe > Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote: > > do you know this chap, joe?...merle > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MqZ1vBHVDU ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: zen_forum-dig...@yahoogroups.com zen_forum-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: zen_forum-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/