Nyogen Senzaki

About The Author

Nyogen Senzaki, a colleague of Dr. D.T. Suzuki, was one of the first Zen masters to come from Japan to the United States. He founded the first Zen organizations in the new world, in California. He died in 1958.

Books by Nyogen Senzaki

Eloquent Silence

Nyogen Senzaki's Gateless Gate and Other Previously Unpublished Teachings and Letters

By Nyogen Senzaki
Edited by Roko Sherry Chayat / Foreword by Eido Shimano
The most comprehensive collection available of Nyogen Senzaki's brilliant teachings, Eloquent Silence brings new depth and breadth to our knowledge and appreciation of this historic figure. It makes available for the first time his complete commentaries on the Gateless Gate, one of the most impor...
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Like a Dream, Like a Fantasy

The Zen Teachings and Translations of Nyogen Senzaki

By Nyogen Senzaki
Edited by Eido Shimano / Preface by Soen Nakagawa
Just as D.T. Suzuki introduced the West to Zen philosophy, Nyogen Senzaki helped introduce it to Zen practice, becoming the first great Japanese meditation master to fully immerse himself in the everyday life of America. Like a Dream, Like a Fantasy collects many of his talks, essays, and poetry ...
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