courier,geneva">At that time he came across 
  a copy of Shunryu Suzuki's book Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind and eventually, in 
  1976, decided to enter Hosshinji, a Japanese Zen Monastery. He ordained as a 
  monk two years later, in 1978.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="verdana,arial,helvetica,courier,geneva">While living in Japan, 
  and in return trips to the States, he he has taken hundreds of Alexander lessons 
  with many different teachers. He continues living at the monastery&emdash;meditating, 
  st