Anshi Zachary Smith, Ryushin Paul Haller, Doshin Mako Voelkel
Thursday, August 14, 2025
Let me tell you about my journey through 35 years of Zen practice
A Life in Zen by Anshi Zachary Smith, director of the North Mountain Zendo, a zazenkai (sitting) group in North Beach, San Francisco, California - published by aeon essays. “Growing up in countercultural California, ‘enlightenment’ had real glamour. But decades of practice have changed my mind.”