His own 2008 film: half an hour of moving water, made as a teaching rather than about one.
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American Zen teacher (1931–2009) who founded Zen Mountain Monastery in the Catskills and the Mountains and Rivers Order. He received dharma transmission from Taizan Maezumi in 1986. He was also a photographer and film-maker, and taught the arts as a practice rather than a hobby.
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More films and teachings from John Daido Loori.
Direct meditative practice, zazen and everyday awareness in traditions rooted in Chinese Chan and its later forms.
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