Wu Kwang

Wu Kwang
At the Zen Master Seung Sahn Memorial 2007
Title	Soen sa Nim
Personal
Born	Richard Shrobe 1942 United States
Religion	Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism
Nationality	American
School	Kwan Um School of Zen
Dharma names	Universal Light
Senior posting
Predecessor	Seung Sahn

Wu Kwang Soen Sa Nim (1950–present), born Richard Shrobe, is head Zen teacher at Chogye International Zen Center of New York, a practice center of the Kwan Um School of Zen. Before coming to Zen practice Richard studied Hinduism under Swami Satchidananda. He is a social worker who incorporates Gestalt therapy in his counseling. In 1975 Wu Kwang began his Zen practice and received Dharma transmission from Seung Sahn in 1993. He is also a jazz musician.

Bibliography

• Open Mouth Already a Mistake, Cumberland, RI : Primary Point Press, 1997. ISBN 0-942795-08-3
• Don't Know Mind: the Spirit of Korean Zen, Boston: Shambhala Publications, 2004. ISBN 1-59030-110-2
• Elegant Failure: A Guide to Zen Koans, Berkeley, CA: Rodmell Press, 2010. ISBN 1-930485-25-5

See also

• Timeline of Zen Buddhism in the United States