Henry Shukman is a poet, author and Zen master in the Sanbo Zen lineage. He is founder of the Original Love meditation program, spiritual director emeritus at Mountain Cloud Zen Center and co-founder of the single-path meditation app The Way. His most recent books are Original Love: The Four Inns on the Path of Awakening (HarperOne) and the Zen memoir One Blade of Grass. He has taught at Google and Harvard Business School, the Institute of American Indian Arts and Oxford Brookes University, and is the author of several award-winning books of poetry and fiction. His poems have appeared in The New Yorker, Guardian, Sunday Times and Financial Times. Henry has an M.A. from Cambridge and an MLitt from St Andrews.
Events with Henry Shukman
Unfolding the Great Heart: Bhakti, Buddhism, and the Practice of Connection [On Land]June 9 - 14, 2025
Open to both beginning and experienced practitioners. Registration for this retreat closes on May 26, 2025 at 11:59pm Pacific Time. This retreat is a sacred invitation to return to the source of your inner strength—the boundless capacity of your heart to love, heal, and transform. Together, we will explore the ‘Great Heart,’ a sanctuary of devotion and wisdom that holds the power to illuminate even the darkest moments of our lives. Through the intertwined paths of Bhakti and Buddhism, we will dive into heart-centered practices that open us to the healing power of love and connection. Each day will include…
Unfolding the Great Heart: Bhakti, Buddhism & the Practice of Connection [Online]June 9 - 14, 2025
This online retreat is open to both beginning and experienced practitioners. Registration for this retreat closes on May 26, 2025 at 11:59pm Pacific Time. This retreat is a sacred invitation to return to the source of your inner strength—the boundless capacity of your heart to love, heal, and transform. Together, we will explore the ‘Great Heart,’ a sanctuary of devotion and wisdom that holds the power to illuminate even the darkest moments of our lives. Through the intertwined paths of Bhakti and Buddhism, we will dive into heart-centered practices that open us to the healing power of love and connection.…