GERRY SHISHIN WICK is the President of Great Mountain Zen Center and former President of the White Plum Asanga. A Dharma Successor of Taizan Maezumi Roshi, Wick also studied with Shunryu Suzuki Roshi and Sochu Suzuki Roshi. Wick received a PhD in physics from UC Berkeley in 1967 and has worked as a professor, science writer, and oceanographer, among other roles. He is the author of multiple books on Zen.