In this episode, I discuss several topic with
relating to her book The Shamanic Bones of Zen: Revealing the Ancestral and Mystical Heart of A Sacred Tradition: how zazen (meditation) is a portal to the unseen, how freedom can be experienced amid oppression, and the importance of rituals and community.
Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, PhD (she/her), is an author, poet, ordained Zen Buddhist priest, teacher, artist, and drum medicine woman. Zenju practiced in the Nichiren/Soka Gakkai tradition for 15 years. She entered Zen in 2001 and began again as a beginner on the path. The essence of all her transmissions come together in her teachings in these books: Black Angel Cards: 36 Oracles and Messages for Divining Your Life; The Deepest Peace: Contemplations From A Season of Stillness; Sanctuary: A Meditation on Home, Homelessness, and Belonging; Tell Me Something About Buddhism; and The Way of Tenderness: Awakening Through Race, Sexuality, and Gender.
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