Helen Tworkov

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name = Helen Tworkov

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Helen Tworkov (born 1943) is a published author and the founder, one-time editor, and current Executive Director of the Buddhist magazine (the largest Buddhist publication in America).cite web| last =Century| first =Douglas| authorlink =| coauthors =| title =When `Enlightenment Needs a Minyan' (Foreword)| work =| publisher =| year =1996| url =http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-2810592.html| format =| doi =| accessdate = 2008-01-02] Born in New York City, she did her studies at Hunter College and City University of New York. Throughout the 1960s and early 1970s she traveled abroad. Tworkov has training in Tibetan Buddhism and Zen Buddhism, in the past practicing with teachers like Taizan Maezumi and Bernie Glassman.cite book| last =Farrer-Halls| first =Gill| authorlink =| coauthors =| title =The Feminine Face of Buddhism | publisher =Quest Books| year =2002| location =| pages = p. 34| url =| doi =| id = | isbn = 0835608212]

Bibliography

* "Zen in America" (1989, North Point Press)

References