Henry Shukman
Zen Teacher, Author, Poet
Original Love
A manifesto, a map, and a manual, this essential guide for spirituality in the twenty-first century replaces the concept of original sin with original love as the true foundation of our life.
“Henry Shukman shows us how to come home again. He’s been a teacher for me, opening doors of insight and inner freedom.”
Rick Hanson, Ph.D., author of Buddha’s Brain
Practice daily with Henry as your guide.
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Meet Henry Shukman
About Henry
Henry is an authorized Zen Master in the Sanbo Zen lineage, and is spiritual director emeritus of Mountain Cloud Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In addition to teaching meditation, Henry is an award-winning poet and author, whose memoir One Blade of Grass recounts his own journey through meditation practice. His struggles and traumatic experiences as a youth, combined with a spontaneous awakening experience at 19, and many years of training under several teachers, paved the way for his developing a well-rounded approach to healing and awakening through meditation.
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Appearances
The Tim Ferriss Show
Zen, Tools for Awakening, Ayahuasca vs. Meditation, Intro to Koans, and Using Wounds as the Doorway.
The Tim Ferriss Show
20 Minutes of Calm, Plus the Strange and Powerful World of Koans
The Kevin Rose Show
The Mysterious/Unsolvable Zen Koans
Upcoming events
Original Love Book Launch Event
Tuesday, July 9, 6 – 8pm
Mountain Cloud Zen Center
Henry’s new book, Original Love, will be published on July 9, 2024. To celebrate, Henry is co-hosting a very special book launch event at Mountain Cloud Zen Center on the date of publishing!
Book Reading & Weekend Retreat
Book Reading: July 19, 2024
Weekend Retreat: July 20-21, 2024
The Alembic in Berkeley, California
Henry looks forward to hosting his first ever in-person West Coast retreat. This will be a two-day retreat, containing periods of silent sitting, guided meditations, talks, and Q&A. There will also be a special book reading event for Henry’s new book, Original Love.
