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Kanji's new book
Enlightened Contemporaries:
Saint Francis, Dogen, and Rumi:
Three Great Mystics
of the 13th Century
and Why They Matter Today
​ is " a treasure and inspiration for our time" (Roshi Joan Halifax); "superbly written, stirring" (Roshi Eve Myonen Marko); "fascinating" (Dr. Anne Monius, Harvard University); "a book to be treasured" (Rabbi Rami Shapiro); "insightful....excellent" (Publishers Weekly).
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Kanji also has released an acclaimed retrospective of poems from throughout his literary career:
The Constant Yes of Things

Customer reviews: "A stunning poetic landscape, exquisitely crafted"; "breathtaking"; "a truly original voice, poignant, fresh, and inspiring."
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Out now: a new volume of poems: 
Paintings of Rice Cakes Satisfy Hunger

"A mature work by an important American Buddhist poet. Lyrical, tough, and illuminating...." 
(Leslie Staub)

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Kanji trains Zen students to "be clear, be kind, be present" through koan practice, precepts work, and meditation practice offered through his Touch the Earth online sangha and through the Shogaku Zen Institute. He also offers  one-on-one spiritual counseling for individuals looking to deepen their spiritual lives. Formerly a core faculty member in the Spiritual Guidance program at The Rowe Center, Kanji has supported many people through difficult times in their lives.



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Kanji is an ordained Zen Buddhist minister with a Master of Divinity degree from Harvard University. He has been a guest speaker or workshop facilitator at Yale Divinity School, the Omega Institute, Harvard's Center for World Religions, the International Conference on Socially Engaged Buddhism, Deerfield Academy, The Rowe Center, Harvard Divinity School, Grace Farms, and elsewhere. A lively, compelling, and lucid presenter, Kanji engages audiences on a personal level, speaking not only from intellectual knowledge and spiritual experience but from his heart, addressing a wide variety of topics related to Buddhist philosophy, history, and practices as they relate to 21st-century American lives.

A LIFE WORTH LIVING: A CONVERSATION AT YALE