Gate of Sweet Nectar – Upaya Zen Center

Upaya Zen Center Liturgy: Gate of Sweet Nectar Sunday, August 22 with Roshi Bernie Glassman and Roshi Joan Halifax. Officiated by Joshin Brian Byrnes.
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 […]
Zen Master Bernie Glassman

A video on the social action activities of Zen Master Bernie Glassman
“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
A Visit With Krishna Das (with Guest Host – Jeff Bridges)

Krishna Das and Jeff Bridges spend time together talking about Hungry Hearts, Life, and their mutual friend and founder of Zen Peacemakers, Bernie Glassman. Krishna Das sings a few songs between the laughter that KD and Jeff share so easily. Enjoy! 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:33 Krishna Das / Bernie Glassman (clip about the “Hungry Hearts” text) […]
Bernie Glassman – Photo Book

Gate of Sweet Nectar – Hanuman Chalisa

Montague, Massachusetts – May 2010 Krishna Das and Roshi Bernie Glassman talk a little (and sing) about this rendition of a portion of a Buddhist prayer Gate of Sweet Nectar and the Hanuman Chalisa, and how it came together. Full studio recordings of this melody are available on Krishna Das’ Door of Faith and Flow […]