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For many of the religious seekers I encounter, the word God has been all but emptied of its spiritual power. The relationship to God that is charted out in the Psalms is a stormy one, co-dependent, passionate, confusing, loyal, petulant, sometimes even manipulative. I wanted to find a way to approach
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from 1995â2000, after which he founded the
Everyday Zen Foundation in 2000, a network of Buddhist practice group and related projects in Canada, the United States and Mexico. Fischer has published more than twenty-five books of poetry and non-fiction, as well as numerous poems, essays and articles in
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movement since the 1990s, working at first with Rabbi Alan Lew, and now with rabbis and Jewish meditation teachers from around the world. In
January 2000, he and Rabbi Lew founded Makor Or, a Jewish Meditation Center in San Francisco, which Fischer now continues to direct, in the wake of Rabbi Lew's
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I feel that in our period it is the challenge of religious traditions to do something more than simply reassert and reinterpret their faiths, hoping for loyal adherents to what they perceive to be the true doctrine. Looking back at the last century, with its devastating wars and holocausts and the
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of the seventies and eighties. After receiving his MFA in poetry from the
University of Iowa in 1970, he moved to San Francisco where he remained associated with the movement, writing language-centered avant-garde poetry with a spiritual bent and publishing his first poems in 1979. His first
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Francisco Zen Center and its affiliate temples, giving talks and leading practice events. In 2000, he founded the Everyday Zen Foundation, which has practice groups in Canada, the United States and Mexico.
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with his wife Kathie, a retired middle school science teacher and ordained Zen priest. In 2012, Kathie received dharma transmission from Sojun Mel
Weitzman, and since her retirement from teaching in 2016, has been co-leading Zen workshops and retreats with Norman.
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shock of ecological vulnerability, I have the sense that religious traditions must now have a wider mission, and it is in the recognition of this mission, I believe, that interreligious dialogue becomes something not only polite and interesting, but also essential.
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Fischer has also integrated
Buddhist contemplative practices in business, law, and educationâspecifically for hospice workers, software engineers, and conflict resolution specialists. In 1987, Fischer founded (among others) the
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Francisco Zen Center, for which he served as board chair for over 20 years, and is now emeritus chair. He is also a faculty member of the Metta Institute, a training institute for hospice caregivers.
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universities and in 2014, he gave the baccalaureate address at
Stanford University. He has also served as mentor to teenage boys; this experience is chronicled in his book
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Fischer has written nine books on Zen, and numerous essays and books on writing, poetry, and spirituality. His essays have been published in magazines such as
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these poems so as to emphasize the relational aspect, while avoiding the major distancing pitfalls that words like God, King, Lord and so on create.
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Fischer is a founding board member of Poets in Need, an organization that grants emergency funds to poets in financial distress.
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Fischer has since published over fifteen volumes of poetry. His poetry has been published in literary magazines such as
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says "nobody gives more completely of himself in the act of writing than Norman
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Fischer also teaches Zen workshops and retreats on the importance of compassion practice, as modeled in his book,
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The Gethsemani encounter : a dialogue on the spiritual life by Buddhist and Christian monastics
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Purity of heart and contemplation : a monastic dialogue between Christian and Asian traditions
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During Fischer's years at The Iowa Writers' Workshop, he met poets associated with the
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2176:"Father, Buddhist are one and the same: Writer finds new truth through parenting role"
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2078:"Norman Fischer to Share From New Book in Dharma Talk Tomorrow - Upaya Zen Center"
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The Three-Pound Enigma: The Human Brain and the Quest to Unlock Its Mysteries
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Jerusalem Moonlight: An American Zen Teacher Walks the Path of His Ancestors
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Sailing Home: Using Homer's Odyssey to Navigate Life's Perils and Pitfalls
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1980:"thezensite:Language and emptiness: An interview with Norman Fischer"
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Benedict's Dharma: Buddhists Reflect on the Rule of Saint Benedict
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The World Could Be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path
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He currently sits on the Board of World Religious Leaders for the
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When You Greet Me I Bow: Notes and Reflections from a Life in Zen
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Training in Compassion: Zen Teachings on the Practice of Lojong
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Training in Compassion: Zen Teachings on the Practice of Lojong
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Training in Compassion: Zen Teachings on the Practice of Lojong
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Fischer, Norman; Berry, Patrick; Henry, Patrick (Ed.) (2001).
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Taking Our Places : The Buddhist Path to Truly Growing Up
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has called Fischer's poetry "illuminating and essential" and
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307:(SFZC), first with Sojun Mel Weitsman, and then with Zenkei
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1589:"Our Trainers | The Center for Understanding in Conflict"
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The Buddha's Apprentices: More Voices of Young Buddhists
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Taking Our Places: The Buddhist Path to Truly Growing Up
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Opening to You: Zen-Inspired Translations of the Psalms
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Opening to You: Zen-Inspired Translations of the Psalms
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Experience: Thinking, Writing, Language & Religion
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From 1995 to 2000, Fischer served as co-abbot of the
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1743:"Tricycle Online Courses: Training in Compassion"
1363:. Boston: Wisdom Publications. pp. 125â130.
871:Solid Ground: Buddhist Wisdom for Difficult Times
783:Escape this Crazy Life of Tears: Japan, July 2010
1858:"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Stupa"
1824:Mitchell, Donald W.; Wiseman, James A. (1997).
1112:Precisely the Point Being Made: A Book of Poems
774:Little Yellow Notebook: A Poem for Lissa Wolsak
300:from his longtime teacher, Sojun Mel Weitsman.
264:From 1970 through 1976, Fischer trained at the
709:What is Zen?: Plain Talk for a Beginner's Mind
522:The Wisdom Anthology of North American Poetry,
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1419:Prebish, Charles S.; Martin Baumann (2002).
1211:Why People Lack Confidence In Chairs: A Poem
671:Untitled Series: Life As It Is (Notebook 97)
1956:"'Buddhist' translation of biblical Psalms"
1720:Meditation, Seattle Insight (2013-09-11),
1131:On Whether or Not to Believe in Your Mind'
565:Radical Poetics and Secular Jewish Culture
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2272:"Haaretz: Go Because Everyone is Running"
450:Fischer has written about the concept of
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2228:Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
458:and many other religions. In his book
1907:"JCCSF - Makor Or: Jewish Meditation"
1421:Westward Dharma: Buddhism Beyond Asia
707:Fischer, Norman; Moon, Susan (2016).
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349:Center for Understanding in Conflict
276:. In 1976, he and his wife moved to
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424:The Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani
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331:In 2007, he developed (along with
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245:University of California, Berkeley
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1408:San Francisco Zen Center: Lineage
1133:. Great Barrington: The Figures.
442:. Fischer has been active in the
183:is an American poet, writer, and
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1886:Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
339:) the course on mindfulness and
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1330:Moffett, Shannon (2006-01-20).
1283:"Everyday Zen :: Teachers"
894:Questions/Places/Voices/Seasons
487:L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E poetry movement
1882:"Norman Fischer on Meditation"
1685:Fischer, Norman (6 May 2003).
1150:Turn Left In Order to Go Right
21:Norman Fisher (disambiguation)
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2359:Buddhism in the United States
654:. University of Rouen Press.
563:, and in collections such as
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212:Norman Fischer was born to a
1266:"Jewish Buddhist Encounters"
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1593:understandinginconflict.org
736:University of Alabama Press
569:University of Alabama Press
420:Elijah Interfaith Institute
354:He has also consulted with
290:Green Gulch Farm Zen Center
220:in 1946, and was raised in
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2224:"Biography | Aron Fischer"
2174:Lattin, Don (2003-06-15).
1516:"Metta : EOL Faculty"
1232:Like a Walk Through a Park
492:Like a Walk Through a Park
405:Fischer is a proponent of
249:Graduate Theological Union
231:. He received a B.A. from
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136:Graduate Theological Union
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1502:"RamDass: Norman Fischer"
1194:. Potes and Poets Press.
1093:The Narrow Roads of Japan
573:The Best Buddhist Writing
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2204:www.whiteheronsangha.org
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652:On A Train At Night (To)
650:Fischer, Norman (2018).
627:Fischer, Norman (2019).
604:Fischer, Norman (2021).
345:"Search Inside Yourself"
305:San Francisco Zen Center
294:Marin County, California
272:, under the guidance of
208:Early life and education
201:San Francisco Zen Center
2304:Everyday Zen Foundation
1076:. Singing Horse Press.
961:. Singing Horse Press.
896:. Singing Horse Press.
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757:. Singing Horse Press.
407:interreligious dialogue
401:Interreligious dialogue
150:Everyday Zen Foundation
2364:American Zen Buddhists
1520:www.mettainstitute.org
1357:Loundon, Sumi (2006).
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610:Shambhala Publications
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237:Iowa Writers' Workshop
222:Pittston, Pennsylvania
181:Zoketsu Norman Fischer
30:Zoketsu Norman Fischer
1454:"Roused from a Dream"
1171:. Clear Glass Press.
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1930:admin (2001-06-08).
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1564:"siyli.org | About"
1336:. Algonquin Books.
1287:www.everydayzen.org
1095:. Ex Nihilo Press.
325:Zen Hospice Project
298:Dharma transmission
266:Berkeley Zen Center
169:www.everydayzen.org
2354:Soto Zen Buddhists
1984:www.thezensite.com
1800:"Buddhist Leaders"
1005:HarperSanFrancisco
921:Simon and Schuster
673:. Talisman House.
526:Basta Azzez enough
454:being integral to
274:Sojun Mel Weitsman
255:Religious practice
241:University of Iowa
233:Colgate University
197:Sojun Mel Weitsman
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128:University of Iowa
2054:"Books of Poetry"
2033:Poetry Foundation
1888:. PBS. 2010-06-25
1862:www.beliefnet.com
1804:Elijah Interfaith
1700:978-0-06-050551-6
1642:Point Reyes Books
1636:uw (2016-01-03).
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982:Slowly But Dearly
976:Fischer, Norman;
942:. TinFish Press.
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863:Boorstein, Sylvia
861:Fischer, Norman;
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