The influential Japanese Buddhist philosopher Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki (1870–1966) played a pivotal role in bringing Zen Buddhism to Western audiences and introducing readers to Japanese ways of thinking and being.
The author of more than 100 books on Zen and Buddhism, D.T. Suzuki shared teachings on a wide range of topics, including satori, or awakening; the intersections of Christianity and Buddhism; and Zen perspectives on the self, reality, and life and death. But his influence extended beyond Buddhism, profoundly shaping Western psychoanalysis, philosophy, and the arts too.
A Zen Life – D.T. Suzuki, directed by Michael Goldberg, explores Suzuki’s life and legacy through archival footage, exclusive audio recordings, and interviews with renowned thinkers, artists, theologians, and psychologists whose work was deeply influenced by his teachings. “Buddhism was coming over the horizon through the books of Daisetsu Suzuki,” recalls religion scholar Huston Smith. “And they swept me off my feet. It was his account of satori that really drew me into Zen.” | 
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