About Norman
Norman Fischer is a poet, author, and Zen Buddhist teacher and priest. A graduate of the Iowa Writer’s Workshop, he has been publishing poetry since 1979. He is the author of seventeen books of poetry, six books of prose on Zen and religion, as well as numerous articles and essays. His most recent publication, Experience: Thinking, Writing, Language, and Religion, is a long-awaited collection of his essays about experimental writing as spiritual practice.
Norman has been a Zen Buddhist priest for nearly 30 years. He served as abbot for the San Francisco Zen Center from 1995 to 2000. He is the spiritual director of the Everyday Zen Foundation, an organization dedicated to adapting Zen Buddhist teachings to Western culture, which he founded in 2001. One of the most highly respected contemporary Zen teachers in America, his Zen teaching is known for its eclecticism, openness, warmth, and common sense, and for his willingness to let go of everything, including Zen.
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Norman Fischer is a Zen teacher, poet, translator, and director of the Everyday Zen Foundation. A beloved figure in the Buddhist world, he is well-known for his efforts at inter-religious dialogue. His numerous books include, What is Zen?. Fischer, 97, of Carmel, IN passed away on Saturday, April 10, 2021. He was born October 24, 1923 in Tell City, IN to the late Norman G. And Adell (Meyenberg) Fischer. He grew up in Evansville, IN and graduated from F.J. Reitz High School in 1941. View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for Norman Fischer in New Jersey (NJ). Whitepages people search is the most trusted directory. Background Checks. When You Greet Me I Bow spans the entirety of Norman Fischer's career and is the first collection of his writings on Buddhist philosophy and practice. Broken into four thematic sections, this book allows us to see the fascinating development of the mind and interests of a.
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For Norman's teaching schedule, recordings of his talks on Zen, and more, please see the Everyday Zen website.