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(1939-2018) Author. Bernard Glassman was born in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, New York, and died in Greenfield, Massachusetts.

Full Name

Bernard Glassman

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OTHER

Mr. Glassman earned an engineering degree from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute.

1939

BIRTH

Bernard Alan Glassman was born in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, New York, on January 18, 1939.

1982

OTHER

Mr. Glassman opened the Greyston Bakery in Yonkers, New York, in 1982.

1996

LITWORK

Instructions to the Cook: A Zen Master's Lessons in Living a Life That Matters
Bell Tower
0517703777 / 978-0517703779
Nonfiction written with Rick Fields.

1998

LITWORK

Bearing Witness: A Zen Master's Lessons in Making Peace
Harmony
0609600613 / 978-0609600610
Nonfiction.

2002

LITWORK

Infinite Circle: Teachings in Zen
Shambhala Publications
2702870708 / 978-2702870709
Nonfiction.

2002

LITWORK

On Zen Practice: Body, Breath, and Mind
Wisdom Publications
0861713158 / 978-0861713158
Nonfiction edited with Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi.

2007

LITWORK

The Hazy Moon of Enlightenment: Part of the On Zen Practice Collection
Wisdom Publications
0861713141 / 978-0861713141
Nonfiction written with Taizan Maezumi Roshi.

2013

LITWORK

The Dude and the Zen Master
Blue Rider Press
0399161643 / 978-0399161643
Nonfiction.

2018

DEATH

Bernard Glassman died at a hospital near his home in Greenfield, Massachusetts, on November 4, 2018.

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