Zen In The American Grain: Discovering The Teachings At Home

Zen in the American Grain: Discovering the Teachings at Home

For years Americans have been fascinated with the spontaneity of Zen, its exotic x26#34;masters,x26#34; its paradoxical style. Kyogen Carlsonx27s Zen in the American Grain shows us how the full integration of Zen practice with everyday American life is not only possible but inevitable.About the AuthorKyogen Carlson is Abbot of Dharma Rain Zen Center in Portland Oregon and occasionally teaches Buddhist philosophy at the University of Portland and elsewhere.