"Future generations may come to see the publication of Grassroots Zen as a pivotal moment in the emergence of a uniquely American Zen." "Steger and Besserman offer something quite different, and quite welcome... a Zen that comes to terms with, and ultimately transcends, the hierarchical, sexist, otherworldly, and pseudo-militaristic overtones of the Zen...
--Rami Shapiro, Minyan: Ten Principles for Living a Life of Integrity