Bernard Glassman (1939–2018)
Author of Instructions to the Cook: A Zen Master's Lessons in Living a Life That Matters
About the Author
Bernie Glassman was born Bernard Alan Glassman in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, New York on January 18, 1939. He received an engineering degree from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and a Ph.D. in applied mathematics from the University of California, Los Angeles. He first became interested in Zen in show more 1958 after reading a book. He began meditating, found a local Zen teacher, got involved with the Zen Center of Los Angeles, and became a Zen teacher himself. In 1979, he founded the Zen Community of New York. He and his second wife, Sandra Holmes, founded the Greyston Foundation in 1989 and the Zen Peacemaker Order in 1996. Glassman wrote several books including The Dude and the Zen Master written with actor Jeff Bridges. He died from sepsis on November 4, 2018 at the age of 79. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Conversations in the Spirit: Lex Hixon's WBAI 'In the Spirit' Interviews: A Chronicle of the Seventies… (2016) — Foreword — 10 copies
Instructions to the cook : a Zen master's recipe for living a life that matters [video recording] (2006) — Features — 2 copies
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- Legal name
- Glassman, Bernard Alan
- Other names
- Glassman, Bernie (known as)
- Birthdate
- 1939-01-18
- Date of death
- 2018-11-04
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Place of death
- Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA
- Places of residence
- Israel
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA - Education
- University of California, Los Angeles (PhD - Applied Mathematics)
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute
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- ISBNs
- 41
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