Great Throughts Treasury

This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.

Charlotte Joko Beck

American Zen Teacher, Author, Co-Founder of the Ordinary Mind Zen School, Head of San Diego Zen Center

"Our life is always absolute: that’s all there is. The truth is not somewhere else. But we have minds that are trying to burn the past or the future. The living present - Buddhahood - is rarely encountered."