Daju Suzanne Friedman was a Zen teacher in the Hollow Bones Rinzai Zen Sangha. Having first encountered Zen at the Nagaoka Zen Juku, a Rinzai Zen monastery in Japan, she went on to become a doctor and professor of Chinese medicine doctor and professor, as well as a scholar or Daoism, and a qigong master. Daju taught Daoist qigong and spirituality at two Chinese medicine schools in the San Francisco Bay Area. She lead Hollow Bones Zen meditation and services in San Francisco as well. She twice survived cancer, and studied and played the shakuhachi (Japanese Zen bamboo flute) as a meditative practice. Suzanne passed away in March of 2014.
"A refreshingly up-beat, humorous, compassionate treasury of
practical wisdom for those living with cancer."--Willa B. Miller,
coauthor of The Arts of Contemplative Care
"Something truly astonishing can happen when we are pushed to the
edge of our life. Daju Suzanne Friedman met her cancer diagnosis
with the courage of everyday Zen. She leads us through the mundane
and the horrific with such steadfast wisdom that her book reminds
us what is possible for our lives as we engage the inevitable
challenges of old age, sickness, and death."--Rodney Smith, author
of Awakening
"Daju Suzanne Friedman gives us a wise, practical and compassionate
fusion of modern and ancient Zen mind body approaches that allow
one to live with cancer."--Herbert Benson, MD, author of The
Relaxation Response
"This remarkable book combines the deep and authentic wisdom of Zen
ancestors' pithy teachings with the everyday practical intelligence
required to live with cancer. If you are ill, this book is required
reading, but it is also recommended for those of us who face aging
and mortality--everyone. This book brilliantly addresses living
fully each day while facing a life that ultimately veers beyond our
control."--Grace Schireson, author of Zen Women
"As a person living with chronic illness, this book has become one
of my most valuable resources. It's a rich and comprehensive guide
to opening our minds to our life as it is and for soothing our
struggling bodies."--Toni Bernhard, author of How to Be Sick and
How to Wake Up
"As straightforward as a Zen Master, and as compassionate as a
Bodhisattva, Daju gently unveils the path of living with cancer.
This is a healing jewel, studded with ancient wisdom and good
humor. I will be giving this to many friends as a companion on the
way of doing illness."--Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara, author of Most
Intimate: A Zen Approach to Life's Challenges
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