Collins, Richard: - A Zen teacher in the lineage of Taisen Deshimaru, Richard Collins is currently abbot of the New Orleans Zen Temple. Dean Emeritus of Arts & Humanities at California State Univ., Bakersfield, he's held several research fellowships including a Fulbright Senior Lectureship. He received monastic ordination from Robert Livingston Roshi (New Orleans Zen Temple), & Kosen Nishiyama Roshi (Sendai Temple, Japan). He founded the Zen Fellowship of Alexandria, Louisiana and the Zen Fellowship of Bakersfield. His publications include poems, fiction, essays, and articles on Zen topics. He is the author of No Fear Zen.