{"product_id":"street-zen-the-life-and-work-of-issan-dorsey","title":"Street Zen: The Life and Work of Issan Dorsey","description":"Drag queen. Prostitute. Drug addict. American bodhisattva.\n\nThese words describe the unlikely persona of Issan Dorsey, one of the most beloved teachers to emerge in American Zen. From his early days as a gorgeous female impersonator to the LSD experiences that set him on the spiritual path, Issan's life was never conventional. In 1989, after twenty years of Zen practice, he became the Founding Abbot of San Francisco's Hartford Street Zen Center, where he established Maitri Hospice for AIDS patients. Featuring Bernie Glassman's foreword to the second edition, as well as a new foreword by Koshin Paley Ellison, Street Zen paints a vivid portrait of a teacher whose creativity, honesty, joy, and compassion awakened new possibilities for American Buddhism.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1611808472\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1611808472.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Schneider, David\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41449279258682,"sku":"DBV.1611808472.G","price":7.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1611808472-0.jpg?v=1780885866","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/street-zen-the-life-and-work-of-issan-dorsey","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}