Reb Anderson

Author of Being Upright: Zen Meditation and the Bodhisattva Precepts

About the Author

Reb Anderson Roshi moved to San Francisco from Minnesota, in 1967, to study Zen Buddhism with Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, who ordained him as a priest in 1970. Since then, he has continued to practice at the San Francisco Zen Center, where he served as abbot from 1986 to 1995 and is now a senior dharma show more teacher. He lives with his family and friends at Green Gulch Farm, near Muir Beach, in Northern California, where he teaches, lectures, and leads practice periods. show less

Includes the names: Reb Anderson, Tenshin Anderson

Image credit: Courtesy of Reb Anderson.

Works by Reb Anderson

Warm Smiles from Cold Mountains: Dharma Talks on Zen Meditation (1999) 81 copies, 1 review

The Third Turning of the Wheel: Wisdom of the Samdhinirmocana Sutra (2012) 32 copies, 1 review

Entering the Mind of Buddha: Zen and the Six Heroic Practices of Bodhisattvas (2019) 25 copies

Nothing to Attain: Zen Stories of Faith and Understanding (2026) 3 copies

Budismo Zen A meditação Zen e os preceitos do Bodisatva 1 copy

Warm Smiles from Cold Mountains 1 copy

Vijnaptimatratasiddhi: Thirty Verses of Vasubandhu. Fall 1994 Practice Period Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. 1 copy

warm smiles from cold mountains 1 copy

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Dogen's Extensive Record: A Translation of the Eihei Koroku (2004) — Foreword, some editions — 124 copies, 1 review

Speaking of Silence: Christians and Buddhists in Dialogue (2005) — Contributor — 10 copies

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Other names: Anderson, Tenshin
Birthdate: 1943-07-10
Gender: male
Occupations: dharma teacher
abbot (Zen Buddhist)
priest (Zen Buddhist, ordained, 1970)
Organizations: San Francisco Zen Center
Green Gulch Farm, California
Relationships: Suzuki, Shunryu (teacher)
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Mississippi, USA
Places of residence: Green Gulch Farm, California, USA
Minnesota, USA
Map Location: USA

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hermit 821 reviews

Warm Smiles from Cold Mountains: Dharma Talks on Zen Meditation by Reb Anderson

Anyone who practices meditation will find this book rewarding--both seasoned practitioners and newcomers to the Buddhist path. The author has a special gift for relating the insights of traditional Zen teaching stories in a refreshingly contemporary manner. I felt like I was actually at the retreats as I read the stories. As mentioned elsewhere; Anderson, who teaches in the tradition of the great Zen master Suzuki Roshi, shows himself to be a worthy inheritor of this lineage and a powerful show more teacher in his own right. show less

Aug 21, 2007

Chan_centar 1,067 reviews

The Third Turning of the Wheel: Wisdom of the Samdhinirmocana Sutra by Reb Anderson