Shunryu Suzuki

Birth : 1904-05-18, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Death : 1971-12-04

History

Shunryu Suzuki was a Sōtō Zen monk and teacher who helped popularize Zen Buddhism in the United States. Suzuki founded San Francisco Zen Center which, along with its affiliate temples, comprises one of the most influential Zen organizations in the United States. A book of his teachings, 'Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind', is one of the most popular books on Zen and Buddhism in the West.

Movies

Sunseed: The Journey
Sunseed: The Journey
At the beginning of the hippy era in 1970 a young filmmaker travels the world struggling to find answers to life's deepest questions from the best gurus and spiritual teachers of the day.