SO TO ZEN - Shasta Abbey

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSIwish to acknowledge and express profound gratitude to the followingfor helping with the production of this book: The Very ReverendKeid‡ Chisan Koh‡ Zenji for writing this book and inviting Rev. Jiyu-Kennett to come and study with him; my late teacher, Rev. Master Jiyu-Kennett, former Abbess of Shasta Abbey and founder of the Order ofBuddhist Contemplatives; Rev. Master Daizui MacPhillamy, the currentHead of the Order; Rev. Master Ek‡ Little, Abbot of Shasta Abbey; Rev.Shik‡ Rom, Head of Shasta Abbey Press; Rev. Mokugen Kublicki whoprovided the beautiful portrait of Koh‡ Zenji used on the back cover;Rev. Meid‡ Tuttle; Rev. K‡ten Benson; Rev. Meiten McGuire; Rev.Oswin Hollenbeck; Rev. Zensh‡ Roberson; Rev. Ch‰shin Passmore;Rev. Kory‰ Noguchi and the Japanese monks who gave permission forthe publication of this book; Professor William Powell and ProfessorKeiko E. Mochizuki and many others who helped with this book and encouragedme to work on and complete this manuscript. All photographsexcept the scroll on the half-title page are courtesy of Shasta Abbey.