Böcker av Renshin Bunce

In the years since the death of my teacher, I've noticed that I repeatedly tell the same handful of stories about him. Also, when I'm around San Francisco Zen Center, students approach me to tell me their stories, to tell me how touched they were by him. Some also tell me that they regret not establishing a deeper relationship with him before his too-early death. Now, in the hope of sharing some part of him with Zen students in the future, I offer this book. The first part is my memories, the second is a collection of stories from friends and family, the third is a collection of his teachings in the three months between his diagnosis and death, and the fourth is his obituary. May it serve to benefit the awakening of all beings. Renshin BunceEureka, CAAugust, 2023

Poet Jane Hirshfield says: "Entering the Monastery renders the moment-by-moment, undisguised experience of Zen practice in America with unsurpassable immediacy, sincerity, the warmth of full human presence, and down to the ground detail. It should become a classic."

The author is a Zen Buddhist Priest who works as a hospice chaplain. Her book is a series of stories about people she has met as she learns that every death is different and there are no universal rules or easy answers in hospice care. These stories show what's possible, allowing the reader to learn along with her as she continues to ask, What am I supposed to do? What is help? What is it to be human?