David Radin

Yoshin David Radin is a Zen Buddhist monk, teacher, and writer, and the abbot and founder of the Ithaca Zen Center in upstate New York, where he has taught for four decades. In 1976, he began Zen practice with Joshu Sasaki Roshi, was ordained a monk in 1983, and received the title of Oshō in 1989. Radin’s teachings have been shared in various forms—his writings have been published in Tricycle magazine, adapted into spoken word and music projects, and collected in titles such as Love Songs of a Zen Monk, May It Be So (produced by Leonard Cohen), Deathbed Lullaby, Ever Since I Met You, and I Am With You. His most recent book, A Temporary Affair, was also published by Monkfish (2023). He lives in Spencer, New York, with his wife, Zen nun and Sufi Sheikha Marcia Radin.