Leonard Cohen on his Life as a Zen Monk

Leonard Cohen (1934-2016) practiced Zen for several years at the Mt. Baldy Center on the mountains north of Los Angeles. His friend Roshi, founder of the center and Zen master died in the year 2014 at the age of 107. Interview excerpts from the documentary of Armelle Brusq (1996). You can find the full documentary (45 minutes) here: See also “Pico Iyer on Leonard Cohen’s Years as a Buddhist Monk“ here: