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Frederick Marx is an Emmy and Oscar nominated filmmaker. He is best known for the documentary, Hoop Dreams, which Roger Ebert named ‘Best Film of the Decade’ and the International Documentary Association named "Best Documentary of all time."

His work has been featured in: The New York Times, The Washington Post, People, USA Today, Rolling Stone, Reuters, Newsweek, US News & World Report, Time, Forbes, GQ, and The Wall Street Journal.

Nearly 25 years after he attended his first meditation retreat, he became an ordained Zen priest in the Hollow Bones Order of Rinzai Zen. His recent documentary, Journey from Zanskar, was narrated by Richard Gere and featured the Dalai Lama. ...more

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	At Death Do Us Part: A Grieving Widower Heals After Losing his Wife to Breast Cancer 4.27 avg rating — 70 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rites to a Good Life: Everyday Rituals Of Healing And Transformation by Frederick Marx (Goodreads Author), Jack Kornfield (Goodreads Author) (Preface), Robert Bly (Contributor) 3.90 avg rating — 21 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Turds of Wisdom: Irreverent Real-Life Stories from a Buddhist Rebel it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stories from the Flower Farm: A collection of essays, poems and stories by Kathryn Roberts, Gail D"Arcy (Contributor), Rudy Dressendorfer (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Confessions of a Sacred Fool: Absurdities and Wisdom from a Buddhist Rebel by Frederick Marx (Goodreads Author), Jack Haubner (Foreword) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“But with complete assurance, I can say that after she was gone, a different strange and beautiful thing happened in a slow, inexorable way. It seemed wherever I looked around at the lives of others they too had lost their beloveds.”
― Frederick Marx, At Death Do Us Part: A Grieving Widower Heals After Losing his Wife to Breast Cancer

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“Tracy’s dead. I have to say the words to myself many times a day so I can begin to believe it. Knowing that death is coming does little to mitigate against the impact of its arrival.”
― Frederick Marx, At Death Do Us Part: A Grieving Widower Heals After Losing his Wife to Breast Cancer

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“She once told me, without irony, that if I just did what she said I wouldn’t be so miserable. If there were one phrase Tracy used repeatedly that could sum up her character it would be “you’re not the boss of me.”
― Frederick Marx, At Death Do Us Part: A Grieving Widower Heals After Losing his Wife to Breast Cancer

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