Gerry Shishin Wick, Roshi, PhD received transmission in the Zen tradition from Taizan Maezumi Roshi in 1990 and is president and co-spiritual leader of Great Mountain Zen Center, based in Berthoud, Colorado. He is author of The Book of Equanimity: Illuminating Classic Zen Koans, My American Zen Life, and co-author of The Great Heart Way.