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Gregory Shepherd

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Gregory Shepherd spent his early years in New Jersey, London, England, New York City's Lower East Side, and Honolulu. He lived in Japan for four years studying Zen Buddhism at a temple in Kamakura and was the recipient of a fellowship from the Japanese Ministry of Education for the purpose of researching contemporary Japanese music at Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Music. He is fluent in Japanese. While a research fellow he traveled regularly to Seoul where he smuggled democracy literature into the country to a group of Catholic nuns and priests who were actively seeking free and open elections. His interest in North Korea dates from that time during which he learned through contacts that the situation north of the 38th parallel was actu ...more

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Gregory Shepherd I make little notes to myself all the time and also carry a micro-cassette recorder. I transcribe the notes when I have time. That way, if I'm ever at…moreI make little notes to myself all the time and also carry a micro-cassette recorder. I transcribe the notes when I have time. That way, if I'm ever at a loss for ideas, I can refer to my notes and let them take life without my editing them. Editing material too soon can engender a psychological block in itself, so I never polish anything until I have a solid chunk of material. (less)
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Zen memoir: "A Straight Road with Ninety-Nine Curves"

"Sea of Fire" is available as an e-book on Kindle. Gregory Shepherd's memoir of life in a Japanese Zen Buddhist temple, titled "A Straight Road with Ninety-Nine Curves", will be published by Stone Bridge Press of Berkeley, CA, in April, 2013. He can be reached at seaoffire3000@yahoo.com.
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Published on July 27, 2012 17:22 Tags: buddhism, japan, memoir, zen

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