Infinite Circle: Teachings in Zen

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Bernie Glassman is a unique and popular figure in the Zen world. He is well known for integrating Zen practice with social, economic and educational initiatives. In "Infinite Circle", Glassman takes a back-to-basics approach to Zen. He acts as a personal guide offering one-on-one instruction and inviting the reader to explore the intimacies of Zen practice that lead to deep understanding.

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"A timely and spiritually wise book. Glassman is a very profound and skilled teacher who manages to illuminate some very difficult Zen subjects." Spirituality and Health



"Glassman's style and thinking are like thick, polished glass: clear, compact, and strong. Marrying metaphor, illustration, and abstraction, he reaches into the heart of many essential concepts, reminding us firmly that, among other things, 'we don't practice to become enlightened . . . we practice because we are enlightened.'"Publishers Weekly

"A watershed book for Zen students, a good study companion and a trustworthy guide."Zoketsu Norman Fisher, founding teacher of the Everyday Zen Foundation

Author Bio

Bernie Glassman is a Zen master and the first dharma successor to Taizan Maezumi Roshi, founder of the Zen Center of Los Angeles. He is well known for integrating Zen practice with social, economic, and educational initiatives. He is also the author of Instructions to the Cook and Bearing Witness- A Zen Master's Lessons in Making Peace.