Anshi Zachary Smith

Zen Priest, North Beach, San Francisco

Anshi Zachary Smith has been practising Zen since 1993. He was ordained as a Zen priest in 2014, and directs North Mountain Zendo, a zazenkai (sitting) group in North Beach, San Francisco, California.

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Written by Anshi Zachary Smith

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A life in Zen

Growing up in countercultural California, ‘enlightenment’ had real glamour. But decades of practice have changed my mind

Anshi Zachary Smith