John Kain

John Kain is the author of A Rare and Precious Thing: The Possibilities and Pitfalls of Studying with a Spiritual Teacher (Bell Tower/Random House). He has numerous articles published in various magazines, including Yoga Journal, Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, Spirituality and Health, Conscious Living and Lion’s Roar. He lived in and practiced at Zen Mountain Monastery in the Catskills for many years; studying with Zen Master John Daido Loori. He now splits his time between the Olympic Peninsula and Japan.