Bernie Glassman Memorial Part Three: „Bernie and Interfaith Zen“

Bernie and Interfaith Zen with Guest Speakers: Krishna Das Rabbi David Curiel  Father Kennedy S.J. Roshi Miriam Healy Sensei June Tanoue Sensei This is the third session of a 4-part series celebrating Bernie Glassman’s life and legacy. This panel discussion will focus on Bernie’s work on interfaith collaboration.

Bernie Glassman Memorial: „Bernie the Entrepreneur“

Bernie the Entrepreneur  Presented by: Chuck Lief Zoketsu Norman Fischer Roshi Francisco Paco Lugoviña Roshi Ken Byalin This is the second session of a 4-part series celebrating Bernie Glassman’s life and legacy. This panel discussion will focus on Bernie’s work supporting local communities through business creations such as Greyston Bakery.

Bernie Glassman Memorial: „Bernie on the Street“

Bernie on the Street Presented by: Roshi Genro Gauntt Pat Enkyo O’Hara Roshi Fleet Maull Catherine Genno Pagès Roshi Ken Tetsuji Byalin Roshi This is the first session of a 4-part series celebrating Bernie Glassman’s life and legacy. This panel discussion will focus on Bernie’s groundbreaking work with Street Retreats. Duration: 90 minutes Format: A video […]

„Getting Old: What’s the Deal Here?“

Actor Jeff Bridges stars in the acclaimed FX/Hulu series, The Old Man. In this 75-minute conversation between two friends, Roshi Eve Myonen Marko will ask him about the makings of that series and what it means to get older—for him and the rest of us. What happens to our relationships? What happens to accomplishments and the […]

An American Zen Master has died: An oral history of Roshi Bernie Glassman

By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor, CNN Religion Editor Updated 5:16 PM EST, Thu December 6, 2018 CNN —  One of Bernie Glassman’s favorite koans asks: Where do you step from the top of a 100-foot pole? His answer seemed to be: You plunge. Glassman, who died November 4 at age 79, was a Brooklyn-born Jew, a […]

Bernie Glassman Passes Away

Except: Originally Published in TRICYCLE (November 4, 2018) The influential Buddhist teacher was a pioneer of Zen in the West who blended his spiritual practice with a passion for social activism. The influential Zen teacher and activist Roshi Tetsugen Bernie Glassman died Sunday morning in Massachusetts. He was 79. The Zen Peacemakers, a global organization integrating […]

Next Generation of ZPO

Rev. Joan Jiko Halifax asks Bernie what he wants to see for the next generation of the Zen Peacemakers Order. 2018