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Street Zen: The Life and Work of Issan Dorsey

David Schneider

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Description:Drag queen, junkie, alcoholic, commune leader - and, finally, Buddhist teacher: these words describe the unlikely persona of Issan Dorsey, one of the most beloved teachers to emerge from American Zen. Street Zen follows Dorsey from his days as a female impersonator to the LSD experiences that set him on the spiritual path. In 1989, after 20 years of Zen practice, he became abbot of San Francisco's Hartford Street Zen Center, where he founded a hospice for AIDS patients. Street Zen draws on interviews David Schneider conducted with Dorsey before his death in 1990 and parallels their nearly 20-year friendship.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Street Zen: The Life and Work of Issan Dorsey. To get started finding Street Zen: The Life and Work of Issan Dorsey, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Drag queen, junkie, alcoholic, commune leader - and, finally, Buddhist teacher: these words describe the unlikely persona of Issan Dorsey, one of the most beloved teachers to emerge from American Zen. Street Zen follows Dorsey from his days as a female impersonator to the LSD experiences that set him on the spiritual path. In 1989, after 20 years of Zen practice, he became abbot of San Francisco's Hartford Street Zen Center, where he founded a hospice for AIDS patients. Street Zen draws on interviews David Schneider conducted with Dorsey before his death in 1990 and parallels their nearly 20-year friendship.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Street Zen: The Life and Work of Issan Dorsey. To get started finding Street Zen: The Life and Work of Issan Dorsey, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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