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Clark Strand is an American author and lecturer on spirituality and religion. A former Zen Buddhist monk, he was the first Senior Editor of Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. He left that position in 1996 and moved to Woodstock, NY, to write and teach full-time. ==Biography== Clark Strand was raised as a Southern Presbyterian and studied philosophy and religion at Sewanee: The University of the South. Strand's early explorations into Zen Buddhism enabled him to become a leader in this sect while residing at a Rinzai Zen Buddhist monastery. But he left this monastic order, and engaged in self-discovery through psychoanalysis, while working as the editor of ''Tricycle''. In this position, he fortuitously learned about many schools of Buddhism in Asia and the West.〔Chris Suellentrop. (“Autumn of the American Buddhist,” ) ''New York Times'', 12 November 2007.〕〔Thomas Armstrong. (“Clark Strand's latest volley of attack against Western Buddhism,” ) ''Progressive Buddhism'', 13 November 2007.〕 He also explored the activities of various religious communities, including Buddhist temples, Hasidic synagogues, Christian monasteries and Hindu cults, in order to understand religion’s compatibility with the realities of modern life. In January, 2000, Strand founded the Koans of the Bible Study Group (since renamed Woodstock Buddhist Bible Study), a weekly inter-religious discussion group devoted to finding a new paradigm for religious belief and practice. In the early 2,000s, he began exploring the Soka Gakkai International, a humanistic religion based on the teachings of the 13th century Japanese monk, Nichiren. Strand's studies of this religion led him to write ''Waking the Buddha''. Selection from this book: "One of the most striking things about the Soka Gakkai from a Buddhist point of view is its emphasis on attaining victory in ordinary life--sometimes under extraordinary circumstances...members chant the mantra-like title of the Lotus Sutra, Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, as a way of harnessing the universal life force inherent in their own bodies and minds...That principle of interconnectedness corresponds with what we know today about particle physics and planetary ecology, both of which support the view that all things are intimately interrelated and dependent upon one another-- that nothing exists as separate and alone." 〔Spirituality & Health. (“Q&A: Clark Strand, Author of Waking the Buddha.” ) May/June 2014.〕 Strand has written five other books, as well as articles on a variety of religious, spiritual and ecological themes. He writes for ''The Washington Post'',〔Clark Strand. (“Want to enjoy the deep, mystical sleep of our ancestors? Turn your lights off at dusk.,” ) ''The Washington Post'', 19 May 2015.〕 the ''Huffington Post'', the ''New York Times'', ''Newsweek’s'' On Faith Blog, ''Tricycle,'' ''Body & Soul'', ''Spirituality &'' ''Health'' and several other publicstions.〔Clark Strand. (“Turn Out the Lights,” ) ''Tricycle,'' Spring 2010.〕〔Clark Strand. (“How the Nones Are Coming of Age,” ) ''Huffington Post,'' 1 May 2014.〕〔Clark Strand. (“Bring On the Dark: Why We Need the Winter Solstice,” ) ''New York Times'', 19 December 2014.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Clark Strand」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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