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Charlotte joko beck controversy synonym
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Joko Beck
American Zen teacher and author (–)
Charlotte Joko Beck (March 27, – June 15, [1]) was an American Zen teacher and the author of the books Everyday Zen: Love and Work and Nothing Special: Living Zen.[2]
Biography
Born in New Jersey, Beck studied music at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and worked for some time as a pianist and piano teacher.
She married and raised a family of four children, then separated from her husband and worked as a teacher, secretary, and assistant in a university department. She began Zen practice in her 40s with Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi in Los Angeles,[3] and later with Hakuun Yasutani and Soen Nakagawa.[3] Beck received Dharma transmission from Taizan Maezumi Roshi in ,[3] but broke with Maezumi over his actions and opened Zen Center San Diego in ,[3] serving as its head teacher until July [4]
Beck was responsible for a number of important innovations in Zen teachi