Peter Coyote

About The Author

Peter Coyote is an award-winning actor, author, director, screenwriter, and narrator who has worked with some of the world’s most distinguished filmmakers. Recognized for his narration work, he narrated the PBS series The Pacific Century, winning an Emmy award, as well as eight Ken Burns documentaries, including The Roosevelts, for which he won a second Emmy. In 2011 he was ordained as a Zen Buddhist priest and in 2015 received “transmission” from his teacher, making him an independent Zen teacher. The author of several books, he lives in northern California.

Books by Peter Coyote

Zen in the Vernacular

Things As It Is

By Peter Coyote
Foreword by Lewis Richmond
Buddha’s core teachings explained in accessible, everyday language.
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The Lone Ranger and Tonto Meet Buddha

Masks, Meditation, and Improvised Play to Induce Liberated States

By Peter Coyote
Reveals how to use masks, meditation, and improvisation to free yourself from overthinking, self-doubt, and fixed ideas of who you think you are
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