Philippe Rei Ryu CoupeyPhilippe Rei Ryu Coupey, born and raised in New York City, is a Soto Zen teacher in the lineage of Kodo Sawaki. He met Master Deshimaru in 1972 and followed him as a close disciple. Having studied literature at the Sorbonne, he worked with Deshimaru n the latter's teaching. Three books came out of this collaboration, including this current volume. Today, after 40 years of Zen practice, Coupey directs a large community of practitioners in Europe, in a lineage directly transmitted from master to disciple. The practice is shikantaza: simply sitting, without goal or profit-seeking mind. Read More Read Less