Jerusalem Moonlight: An American Zen Teacher Walks The Path Of His Ancestors

by Norman Fischer

Fine Paperback Clear Glass Pubns, 1995. Book. Fine. Soft cover. An American Zen teacher walks the path of his ancestors. Bright, tight & clean. Benefits the Friends of the Albany, Ca Library. .

190 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1995

About the author

Zoketsu Norman Fischer (born 1946) is an American poet, writer, and Soto Zen priest, teaching and practicing in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki. He is a Dharma heir of Sojun Mel Weitsman, from whom he received Dharma transmission in 1988.

Reviews

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Former abbot of San Francisco Zen Center (who's Jewish) visits Israel with his father and brother. Interplay between family dynamics and travelogue, philosophical ruminations, and inner workings of Zen Center.