In A True Person of No Rank, Joseph Bobrow takes a fresh look at Buddha's vision for an awakened person and her awakened activity. He examines the true self (also referred to as no-self) that is at its heart, and unpacks some misunderstandings that can hinder us on the path and impede the distinctive, empowered expression of our realization. He explores a true person of no rank, a Zen expression of no-self, and the notion of an agent of compassion. It takes an insubstantial person of substance, (not fixed or permanent but grounded) not only to survive these dire times but to actively participate in saving the planet and healing the world. It takes a differentiated person, an agent of compassion, to bring to bear the insights.
A True Person of No Rank: Awakening Buddha's Dream to Save the World, Joseph Bobrow, Sumeru Press, Paperback, 117 Pages, $19.95
Joseph Bobrow is a Zen master, psychoanalyst and community activist. He has been practicing and teaching Zen for fifty years and is Roshi of Deep Streams Zen Institute in Los Angeles. Joseph has long been integrating Western psychology with Buddhist practice to createcommunities for transforming individual and collective anguish. Among these are a co-op school for young children, an educational support program for high conflict divorcing families, mentoring and meditation groups for incarcerated adolescents and young adults, andreintegration retreats that mobilize the power of community to help veterans, their families, and their caregivers transform the traumas ofwar and find peace.
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