The Zen Peacemakers and Bernie Glassman return to Auschwitz for Bearing Witness Retreats on Nov 1-5, 2010.
To read descriptions and/or to register, please click here. This retreat includes Youth from Israel, Palestine, Poland, Germany, Switzerland, US and other countries.
Remember..To Become
Whole Again, a film by George Eich on the 1998 Auschwitz-Birkenau
Bearing Witness Retreat.
Zen on the Street,
a film by George Eich on the Teachings of Roshi Bernie Glassman
Norman Fischer
Jerusalem Moonlight Clear Glass 1995
Bernie Glassman
Instructions to the Cook: Living a Life that Matters, by Bernie Glassman
and Rick Fields (Hardcopy) $15.00
Bearing Witness, by Bernie Glassman (and
Eve Marko) (Hardcopy) $15.00
Infinite Circle: Teachings in Zen by
Bernie Glassman (Hardcopy) $15.00
The Hazy Moon of Enlightenment by Hakuyu
Taizan Maezumi and Bernie Glassman
On Zen
Practice: Body, Breath, Mind by Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi and
Bernard Glassman
Videos
Instructions to the Cook. A Zen
MasterÕs Recipe for Living a Life That Matters: $20.00
A Film by Christof Wolf
Bernard Glassman teaches a distillation of Zen wisdom
that can be used as a guide for business, social ventures,
peacemaking or just life. The documentary demonstrates the
uniqueness and human impact of GlassmanÔs work and life. Not
only a Zen teacher, he works as a peacemaker in the field of
interfaith dialog throughout the world. He has helped change
a whole neighbourhood in Yonkers (New York). The film shows
how one can live a life that matters.
Special Features: Trailers, Additional Scenes, DirectorÕs and ProducerÕs Commentary, Interviews
To view the Trailer for Instructions to the Cook, link below:
Peter Gregory
Gate of Sweet Nectar: Feeding Hungry Spirits in an American Zen Community: $20.00
This two-DVD set features the uncut film of the Gate of Sweet Nectar
ritual at the Zen Center of Los Angeles. A creative adaptation of the
traditional Soto Zen ritual for feeding hungry ghosts (Kan Ro Mon) and a
remarkable example of the transformation of Buddhism in an American
setting.
Includes exclusive interviews with Roshi Bernie Glassman, Roshi Wendy
Egyoku Nakao and Rev. Michael Daigu O'Keefe.
Pia Gyger
That We May Join Earth and Heaven: Lay Religious Community
for the 21st Century 1996
Joan Halifax
A Buddhist Life in America: Simplicity in The Complex 1998 The Fruitful Darkness 1994 Shamanic Voices : A Survey of Visionary Naratives
1991 Shaman 1988 Shaman: The Wounded Healer 1983 The Human Encounter with Death (with Stanislav Grof) Metta Practices for Being with the Dying, audiotape Being with Dying, a six-audiotape set 1997
Peter D. Hershock
Liberating Intimacy: Enlightenment and Social Virtuosity in Ch'an Buddhism (S U N Y Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture) Jul 1996
Lex Hixon
Living Buddha Zen (Paperback) by Lex Hixon $15.00
Mother of the Universe: Visions of the Goddess and Tantric
Hymns of Enlightenment 1994 Mother of the Buddhas: Meditaion on the Prajnaparamita
Sutra 1993 Atom from the Sun of Knowledge 1993 Great Swan: Meetings with Ramakrishna 1992 Coming Home: The Experience of Enlightenment in Sacred
Traditions 1989 Heart of the Koran 1988
Jon Kabat-Zinn
Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting
(With: Kabat-Zinn, Myla) 1997 Power of Meditation and Prayer (Joint Author with :
Moore, Thomas and Dossey, Larry) Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation
in Everyday Life 1994 Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body
and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness 1990
Robert Kennedy
Zen Spirit, Christian Spirit: the Place of Zen in Christian
Life, Continuum, 1995
Just Another Spiritual Book 1990 Lineage and Other Tales of Wisdom 1990 Inner Corrections: Finding Peace and Peace Making (with
Braswell, Michael) 1989 We'Re All Doing Time 1985
Taizan Hakuyu Maezumi
Appreciate Your Life: The Essence of
Zen Practice By Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi Edited by Eve Myonen Marko and Wendy Egyoku Nakao,
Foreword by Bernie Glassman (Hardcopy) $15.00
The first major collection of teishos by Maezumi Roshi, founding abbot
of the Zen Center of Los Angeles and Zen Mountain Center.
Experience his "brilliant, simple, infinitely subtle appreciation of
this precious life" and the unique teaching style that drew thousands of
Dharma students to him.
Peter Matthiessen (partial list)
Nine-Headed Dragon River: Zen Journals
1969-1982 By Peter Matthiessen (Hardcopy) $15.00
From Chapter 1
On an August day of 1968, returning home to Sagaponack, Long Island,
after a seven-month absence in Africa, I was astonished by the presence
in my driveway of three inscrutable small men who turned out to be
Japanese Zen masters. Hakuun Yasutani-roshi, eighty-four...
Lost Man's River: A Novel 1997 Blue Meridian: The Search for the Great White Shark 1997 No Boundaries 1997 East of Lo Monthang 1996 The Cloud Forest 1996 Baikal: Sacred Sea of Siberia 1995 Indian Country 1992 Killing Mister Watson 1990 African Silences 1991 Men's Lives 1988 In the Spirit of Crazy Horse 1983 Sand Rivers 1981 The Snow Leopard 1978 Far Tortuga 1975 The Wind Birds 1973 The Tree Where Man Was Born 1972 Sal Si Puedes 1969 At Play in the Field of the Lord 1966 Wildlife in America 1959
Michael O'Keefe
Raising the Ashes,
a film by Michael O'Keefe on the 1996 Auschwitz-Birkenau Bearing
Witness Retreat
Elizabeth Roberts
Prayers for a Thousand Years, Elizabeth Roberts & Elias Amidon,
Harper, 1999
Marshall B. Rosenberg
Nonviolent Communication: A Language
of Compassion (Paperback) by Marshall B. Rosenberg $12.00
Sri Swami Satchidananda
Beyond Words The Golden Present Guru and Disciple The Healthy Vegatarian Integral Yoga Hatha Henry Holt The Living Gita Henry Holt 1988 Integral Yoga: The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali The Mother is the Baby's First Guru Peace is Within Our Reach To Know Your Self Spiritual Intimacy
Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
From Age-ing to Sage-ing Warner Books, 1995 The First Step Bantom, 1983 Fragments of a Future Scroll Leaves of Grass Press 1975 Gate to the Heart ALEPH 1993 Spiritual Intimacy Aronson 1991
Dianne Shainberg
Healing In Psychotherapy, gordon and breach1983 Path and Process of Inner Change, gordon and breach
1993
Rami Shapiro
wisdom of the jewish sages, Bell Tower1993
Theophane
Arthur Waskow
Down-to-Earth Judaism Godwrestling Jewish Lights, 1994 Godwrestling-Round 2 Jewish Lights, 1996 Seasons of Our Joy Beacon1982 The Freedom Seder These Holy Sparks Harper & Row 1983
Jack Zimmerman
Flesh and Spirit: The Mystery of Intimate Relationship
(Joint Author: McCandless, Jaquelyn) 1998 The
Way of Council (Joint Author: Coyle, Virginia) 1996
Ageing
From Age-ing to Sage-ing, Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
Warner Books, 1995
Bearing Witness
, (with Eve Marko) Bell Tower 1998
Shiviti, Ka-Tzetnik Street Zen: The Life and Work of Issan Dorsey, David
Schneider. Shambhala 1993 Against Forgetting, Carolyn Forche. Norton 1993
Buddhism
In the Lap of the Buddha, Gavin Harrison Essential Zen, Tanahashi & Schneider The Threefold Lotus Sutra, Weatherhill/Kosei 1975
Lex Hixon
Living Buddha Zen 1995 Mother of the Buddhas: Meditaion on the Prajnaparamita
Sutra 1993
Christianity
Pia Gyger
That We May Join Earth and Heaven: Lay Religious Community
for the 21st Century 1996
Robert Kennedy
Zen Spirit, Christian Spirit: the Place of Zen in Christian
Life, Continuum, 1995
Community Building
Community
Building on the Web: Secret..., Amy Jo Kim, Peachpit Press;
April 6, 2000
Conflict Resolution
Council
The Way
of Council, Jack Zimmerman and Virginia Coyle 1996
Death and Dying
Rituals of Healing, Jeanne Achterberg, Barbara Dossey,
& Leslie Kolkmeier Mortally Wounded, Michael Kearney Who Dies?, Stephen Levine A Whole New Life, Reynolds Price Living Our Dying, Joseph Sharp Metta Practices for Being with the Dying, audiotape
by Joan Halifax Being with Dying, a six-audiotape set by Joan Halifax Mourning & Mitzwah, Anne Brener.Jewish Lights 1993
Health
Rituals of Healing, Jeanne Achterberg, Barbara Dossey,
& Leslie Kolkmeier Power of Meditation and Prayer , Jon Kabat-Zinn with
Moore, Thomas and Dossey, Larry) Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation
in Everyday Life, Jon Kabat-Zinn 1994 Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body
and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness , Jon Kabat-Zinn
1990
Mother of the Universe: Visions of the Goddess and
Tantric Hymns of Enlightenment 1994 Great Swan: Meetings with Ramakrishna 1992
Sri Swami Satchidananda
Beyond Words The Golden Present Guru and Disciple The Healthy Vegatarian Integral Yoga Hatha Henry Holt The Living Gita Henry Holt 1988 Integral Yoga: The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali The Mother is the Baby's First Guru Peace is Within Our Reach To Know Your Self Spiritual Intimacy
Holocaust
Auschwitz/Birkenau Films
Raising the Ashes, a film by Michael
O'Keefe on the 1996 Auschwitz-Birkenau Bearing Witness Retreat
$20.00
"Raising the Ashes" brings together interviews,
religious practices and historical footage to create poignant
and powerful film. Reminding us to remember victims and
perpetrators of perhaps the greatest crime of the 2Oth Century.
After appreciating Auschwitz as a scene of this crime, the
Holocaust, the film demonstrates how Auschwitz, and places
like it, can become a source of healing in our time and
for all time.
Remember..To Become Whole Again, a
film by George Eich on the 1998 Auschwitz-Birkenau Bearing Witness
Retreat. $20.00
Books
Many, many books have been published concerning the
Holocaust. Those listed below are particularly recommended because they
are very powerful personal accounts of bearing witness and/or raise
complex moral and spiritual issues.
Amery, Jean. At the Mind's Limits: Contemplations by a Survivor
on Auschwitz and its Realities. Schocken (New York:
1986).
Borowski, Tadeusz. This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen.
Penguin Books (New York: 1976)
Delbo, Charlotte. Auschwitz and After (includes None of Us
Will Return, Useless Knowledge, and The Measure of Our Days). Yale
University Press (New Haven: 1995).
Wiesel, Elie. Night. Bantam Books (New York:
1982).
Wiesenthal, Simon. The Sunflower. Schocken Books (New York:
1997).
Wilkomirski, Binjamin. Fragments. Schocken Books (New York:
'1997). Please note that this book is probably fiction and the
author was involved in legal proceedings.
Inner-City
Interfaith
Robert Kennedy Zen Spirit, Christian Spirit: the Place
of Zen in Christian Life, Continuum, 1995
Islam
Lex Hixon
Atom from the Sun of Knowledge 1993 Heart of the Koran 1988
Jewish
David Cooper
Silence, Simplicity and Solitude Bell Tower 1992 The Heart of Stillness Bell Tower 1992
Alan Lew
One God Clapping, Kodansha, 1999
Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
The First Step Bantom, 1983 Fragments of a Future Scroll Leaves of Grass Press1975 Gate to the Heart ALEPH 1993 Spiritual Intimacy Aronson 1991
Howard Schwartz
The Dream Assembly-Tales of Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
Gateways 1988
Rami Shapiro
wisdom of the jewish sages, Bell Tower1993
Arthur Waskow
Down-to-Earth Judaism Godwrestling Jewish Lights, 1994 Godwrestling-Round 2 Jewish Lights, 1996 Seasons of Our Joy Beacon 1982 The Freedom Seder These Holy Sparks Harper & Row 1983
Meditation
David Cooper
Silence, Simplicity and Solitude Bell Tower 1992 The Heart of Stillness Bell Tower 1992
Native American
The White Roots of Peace , Paul Wallace. Chauncy Press
1986 Manual for the Peacemaker : An Iroquois Legend to
Heal Self & Society, Jean Houston. Quest Books 1995 The Book of Elders: The Life Stories & Wisdom of Great
American Indians, Sandy Johnson. Harper Collins 1994
Prayer
Prayers for a Thousand Years, Elizabeth Roberts & Elias
Amidon, Harper, 1999
Prison Work
We'Re All Doing Time , Bo Lozoff 1985
Socially Engaged Buddhism
Bernie Glassman
Instructions to the Cook: Living a Life that Matters, by Bernie Glassman
and Rick Fields (Hardcopy) $15.00
Bearing Witness, by Bernie Glassman (and
Eve Marko) (Hardcopy) $15.00
Engaged Buddhism in the West, edited by Christopher Queen Engaged Buddhism in Asia, Sally King & Christopher Queen For a Future to be Possible, Thich Nhat Hanh Blooming of a Lotus, Thich Nhat Hanh Old Path White Clouds, Thich Nhat Hanh Cultivating the Mind of Love, Thich Nhat Hanh Dharma, Color, and Culture: New Voices in Western Buddhism edited by Hilda Gutierez Baldoquin, Oct 1, 2004
Socially Engaged Spirituality
Vision of Zen Peacemakers
Legend and/or Story
Instructions to the Cook: Living a Life that Matters, by Bernie Glassman
and Rick Fields (Hardcopy) $15.00
Bearing Witness, by Bernie Glassman (and
Eve Marko) (Hardcopy) $15.00
Infinite Circle: Teachings in Zen by
Bernie Glassman (Hardcopy) $15.00
The White Roots of Peace , Paul Wallace. Chauncy Press
1986 Manual for the Peacemaker : An Iroquois Legend to
Heal Self & Society, Jean Houston. Quest Books 1995 The Book of Elders: The Life Stories & Wisdom of Great
American Indians, Sandy Johnson. Harper Collins 1994
Partnership
Chalice and the Blade , Riane Eisler Buddhism After Patriarchy: A Feminist History, Analysis,
and Reconstruction of Buddhism, Rita Gross. SUNY 1993
Precepts and Rule of Zen Peacemaker Order
Constitution of the Soto Sect of Japan Shingon Esoteric Buddhism: A Handbook for Followers, Yusei
Arai. Koyasan Shingon Buddhism 1997
Exemplars
Bearing Witness, by Bernie Glassman (and
Eve Marko) (Hardcopy) $15.00
Shiviti, Ka-Tzetnik Street Zen:: The Life and Work of Issan Dorsey,
David Schneider. Shambhala 1993 How Can I Help, Ram Dass with Paul Gorman. 1985 Collected Works, A.T. Ariyaratne. Vishva Lekha 1989 Being Peace, Thich Nhat Hanh.Parallex Press 1987 Dharma, Color, and Culture: New Voices in Western Buddhism edited by Hilda Gutierez Baldoquin, Oct 1, 2004
Youth
Zen
Bernie Glassman
Instructions to the Cook: Living a Life that Matters, by Bernie Glassman
and Rick Fields (Hardcopy) $15.00
Bearing Witness, by Bernie Glassman (and
Eve Marko) (Hardcopy) $15.00
Infinite Circle: Teachings in Zen by
Bernie Glassman (Hardcopy) $15.00
The Hazy Moon of Enlightenment by Hakuyu
Taizan Maezumi and Bernie Glassman
On Zen
Practice: Body, Breath, Mind by Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi and
Bernard Glassman
Videos
Instructions to the Cook. A Zen
MasterÕs Recipe for Living a Life That Matters: $20.00
A Film by Christof Wolf
Bernard Glassman teaches a distillation of Zen wisdom
that can be used as a guide for business, social ventures,
peacemaking or just life. The documentary demonstrates the
uniqueness and human impact of GlassmanÔs work and life. Not
only a Zen teacher, he works as a peacemaker in the field of
interfaith dialog throughout the world. He has helped change
a whole neighbourhood in Yonkers (New York). The film shows
how one can live a life that matters.
Special Features: Trailers, Additional Scenes, DirectorÕs and ProducerÕs Commentary, Interviews
To view the Trailer for Instructions to the Cook, link below:
Peter Gregory
Gate of Sweet Nectar: Feeding Hungry Spirits in an American Zen Community: $20.00
This two-DVD set features the uncut film of the Gate of Sweet Nectar
ritual at the Zen Center of Los Angeles. A creative adaptation of the
traditional Soto Zen ritual for feeding hungry ghosts (Kan Ro Mon) and a
remarkable example of the transformation of Buddhism in an American
setting.
Includes exclusive interviews with Roshi Bernie Glassman, Roshi Wendy
Egyoku Nakao and Rev. Michael Daigu O'Keefe.
Peter Hershock
Liberating Intimacy: Enlightenment and Social Virtuosity in Ch'an Buddhism (S U N Y Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture) by Peter D. Hershock Jul 1996