Like a Dream, Like a Fantasy: The Zen Teachings and Translations of Nyogen Senzaki

by Nyogen Senzaki, Soen Nakagawa (Preface), Eido Shimano (Editor)

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 into one fascinating volume that offers an intimate, in-depth look at one ofWestern Zen's earliest pioneers.

Genres: Zen

224 pages, Paperback

First published August 31, 2005

About the author

Nyogen Senzaki (千崎 如幻, 1876–1958) was a Rinzai Zen monk who was one of the 20th century's leading proponents of Zen Buddhism in the United States.