Tim Burkett
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Tim Burkett is a Zen Buddhist priest, a retired licensed Ph.D. psychologist, and the former Guiding Teacher of the Minnesota Zen Meditation Center. He began his Zen practice in 1964 as a student of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi and later studied under Dainin Katagiri Roshi. He is also the retired CEO of People Incorporated, a large non-profit mental health agency in Minnesota. His writing focuses on applying Zen wisdom to modern life, addressing themes of anxiety, unworthiness, and finding joy in the ordinary.
Notable Works
['Zen in the Age of Anxiety: Wisdom for Navigating Our Modern Lives', 'Nothing Holy about It: The Zen of Being Just Who You Are', 'Enlightenment Is an Accident: Ancient Wisdom and Simple Practices to Make You Accident Prone']
