Nissim Amon

Nissim Amon was born in Jerusalem in 1963 to a secular family. He served in the Israeli Defense Forces under the Nahal Brigade and fought in the Lebanon War. After his military service, he went on a trip to the Far East and became acquainted with Buddhism. Amon later joined a Zen Buddhist monastery in South Korea, where he enrolled in a curriculum in English for Western monks. He became a monk under the guidance of Zen Master Seung Sahn and later received his accreditation as a Dharma teacher. where he became a certified Zen master. From there, he continued to Pune, India and taught Zen at Osho's "Multiversity". There, he was exposed to various alternative therapeutic methods as well as Gestalt psychology. In 2023, during the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip in response to the 7 October Hamas attack, he published a video teaching Israeli troops how to shoot with an emphasis on breathing and relaxing while instructing them to "be cool minded, without misery or self-pity". ==Writings==

Amon is the author of books on meditation, Eastern philosophy, and spiritual practice, published primarily in Hebrew, with several works also available in English. His writings focus on Taoism and Zen Buddhism. His bibliography also includes titles such as Meditation: An Almost Complete Guide, The Secret of Inner Happiness (סוד האושר הפנימי), This Is Zen (זהו Zen), The Book of Dharma, and works of fiction and children's literature with philosophical themes. ==Personal life==

Amon married Merav, and in 2001, the couple moved to the Greek island of Paros, where he established, along with his partners, a meditation and retreat center called Tao's. During his time there, he developed the Trilotherapy system. ==Publications==

• – Hidat Ha Lotus (The Lotus Riddle) (1997) • – KeShe Moshe Pagash et Buddha (When Moses Met Buddha) • – Mi Natan La Pil Af Aroch Ve Mi Matach et Ha Girafa? (Who Gave the Elephant a Long Snout and Who Stretched the Giraffe?) (Tao book for children) (2004) • – Avkat Namer (Tiger's Powder) (2011) • – Kwan Se Om (Music CD), with Ori Ofir • Eastern Wisdom: The Treasure Box (Gatekeeper Press, 2017) ==References==