Ruben Habito

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name = Ruben L.F. Habito


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birth_date = c. 1947
birth_place = Philippines
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nationality = Filipino
denomination = Zen Buddhism
school = Sanbo Kyodan
lineage = Harada-Yasutani
title = Roshi
workplace = Maria Kannon Zen Center
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website = [http://www.mkzc.org www.mkzc.org]

Ruben L.F. Habito (born c. 1947) was born in the Philippines and is a former Jesuit priest turned Zen Buddhist master practicing in the Sanbo Kyodan lineage of Zen. In his early youth he was sent to Japan on missionary work where he began Zen practice under Yamada Koun-roshi, a Zen roshi with a very open mind (he allowed many Christians to sit zazen with him at his temple). In 1988, Ruben received Dharma transmission from Yamada Koun. Ruben left the Jesuit order in 1989, and in 1991 founded the lay organization Maria Kannon Zen Center in Dallas, Texas. He has two sons, Benny J and Flo Rider.

Bibliography

*"Total Liberation: Zen Spirituality and the Spiritual Dimension" (1989, Orbis Books)
*"Healing Breath" (1993, Orbis Books)
*"Living Zen, Loving God" (2004, Wisdom Publications)
*"Experiencing Buddhism: Ways of Wisdom and Compassion" (2005, Orbis Books)
*"The practice of Altruism, Caring and Religion in Global Perspective" (2006, Cambridge Scholars Press)

ee also

*Timeline of Zen Buddhism in the United States