Fr. Ama Samy ~ The Practice of Zazen

Ama Samy (Arul Maria Arokiasamy), S.J., born in 1936, is an
Indian Zen master and Jesuit priest. Ama Samy was born to
Christian parents in Burma in 1936 and grew up in India. After
becoming a Jesuit priest in 1972, he began visiting Hindu ashrams
and Buddhist meditation centers. He was introduced to Ramana
Maharshi's teachings by Swami Abhishiktananda. His searching led
him to become a wandering beggar for a period and to settle down
as a hermit. Father Ama visited Japan and trained with Yamada
Koun Roshi of Sanbo Kyodan. In 1982, Yamada Roshi authorized him
to teach Zen. Ama Samy founded the Bodhi Sangha, the community of
his disciples, in 1986. Bodhi Sangha became an independent Zen
school when he left the Sanbo Kyodan organization in 2002. Ama
Samy's method of teaching embraces both Soto and Rinzai Zen
traditions and draws from the resources of Christianity and other
religions. He lives and teaches at Bodhi Zendo Zen Center near
Kodaikanal in South India.





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