At 105, a Zen master blends East with a bit of L.A. to help guide his Western students

[ellisonz]

Denkyo Kyozan Joshu Sasaki Roshi, who arrived in Los Angeles 50 years ago, found a way to dress Buddhism in 'American clothes.'
September 20, 2012|By Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times

The Zen master would not stop talking.

Several times he began to draw his teachings to a close, explaining to his students that he was tired and in poor health. Then he would burst down another path.

He discussed the difficulties of raising children. He lingered on the subject of death. Eventually, he raised a small fist in the air.

"Everybody is together at one point," he said. "We cry together, we love together. There is no moment in which we are not together."

More: http://articles.latimes.com/2012/sep/20/local/la-me-0921-zen-monk-20120921

He's aiming for his 120 birthday!

[mimi85]

1. This article blew me away!

I consider myself an atheist, however this article has definitely made me think a bit outside the box and feel uplifted; not in a religious way. In fact, it's far from a religious article; I found it extremely uplifting and have shared it with some friends/family.

(Some family is right, we both have a few low information, no intellectually curious folks. Anyone want to borrow a sister - or nephew ????)

It's a fairly long article, as newspapers go and def, it's worth reading more than once. Fell in super-like with the old monk!

[ellisonz]

2. I am glad you enjoyed it!

I agree this is an article with broad appeal about how one should approach life in general.