Zen is Eternal Life is a practical and inspirational manual for all who wish to practice Zen. Roshi P.T.N.H. Jiyu-Kennett, the founder and former abbess of Shasta Abbey, expertly combines an introduction to the basic tenets of Buddhism with original translations of the teachings of Zen Masters Dogen and Keizan.
Translated works include: Shushogi (Training and Enlightenment), Eihei-Shingi (Rules for Junior priests), Gakudo-yojinshu (Aspects of Zazen), Shobogenzo (The Treasure-eye of the True Teaching), Kyojukaimon (Giving and Receiving the Teaching of the Precepts) by Dogen Zenji, and Denkoroku (Transmission of the Light) by Keizan Zenji.
Rev. Master P. T. N. H. Jiyu-Kennett was one of the first Western women recognized as a Zen Master (Roshi). She was given dharma transmission by Koho Zenji, who was chief abbot of Soji-ji, one of the two main temples of the Soto Zen Buddhist sect in Japan. She founded Shasta Abbey in Mount Shasta, California in 1970, where she served as abbess and spiritual director until her death in 1996. She is also the author of Roar of the Tigress, How to Grow a Lotus Blossom, The Wild, White Goose, The Book of Life, and The Liturgy of the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives for the Laity. Serene Reflection Meditation.
