How can the simple, daily practice of meditation help heal chronic diseases like Parkinson’s? Find out the answer from one who has mastered the art of meditation and teaches others how to meditate.
Zen Priest Norman Tim Burnett has been a student of Norman Fischer since 1987 when he was a resident at San Francisco Zen Center’s Green Gulch Farm. After sitting practice periods at Green Gulch and Tassajara Zen Monastery, Tim helped found Red Cedar Zen Community in Bellingham, Washington in 1991. Tim was ordained as a Zen Priest in June, 2000, and began teaching Zen in 2003. Tim is interested in the possibility of deep and complete practice by lay people.
A person of wide-ranging professional interests, Tim has been a botanist, elementary schoolteacher, writer, and computer programmer. In addition to his work as the Spiritual Director of Red Cedar Zen Community, Tim works as a software developer.
Tim also is a caretaker of his wife who has a chronic disease. In this interview he addresses issues for caretakers in a most moving and compelling fashion.