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Street Zen : the life and work of Issan Dorsey

Title: Street Zen : the life and work of Issan Dorsey / Tensho David Schneider.
Author: Schneider, David, 1951-
Publication: Boston ; London : Shambhala, 1993.

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Description

xv, 239 pages; 22 cm

Summary

"Drag queen, junkie, alcoholic, commune leader and finally, Buddhis teacher: these words describe the unlikely persona of Issan Dorsey, one of the most beloved teachers to emerge in American Zen. From his days as a gorgeous female impersonator in the 1950s to the LSD experiences that set him on the spiritual path, Issan's life was never conventional. In 1989, after twenty years of Zen practice, he became Abbot of San Francisco's Hartford Street Zen Center, where he founded the Maitri Hospice for AIDS patients"--Page 4 of cover.

Subject

Genre/Form

Biography
Biographies.

Contents

1. The mountain seat -- 2. A little bit different -- 3. Descent into heaven -- 4. Boy so pretty -- 5. Baddest of the bad Chicago queens -- 6. Go ask Alice -- 7. Beginner's mind -- 8. White bird in snow -- 9. "You get what you deserve, whether you deserve it or not." -- 10. Santa Fe -- 11. Opening the door -- 12. Death at the door -- 13. The greatest teacher.

ISBN

0877739145
9780877739142

LCCN

93022186

OCLC

ocm27641792
27641792
SCSB-2017687

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library