by Zenju | Apr 29, 2018 | Latest Essays
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by Zenju | Apr 24, 2018 | Audio Excerpts of Books
When I awakened from the dream that brought forth the Black Angel Cards, I realized the dream shed light on the suppressed, or lost aspects of myself that need to be uncovered. In removing distortions around my identity I found 36 essences of my life that I believe...
by Zenju | Apr 24, 2018 | Audio Excerpts of Books
In Tell Me Something About Buddhism, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, who has been involved in Buddhist practice for over thirty years, after an L.A. upbringing in an African-American Christian church, intertwines throughout the book her personal experiences as one of the first...
by Zenju | Apr 24, 2018 | Audio Excerpts of Books
In The Way of Tenderness, Zen priest Zenju Earthlyn Manuel brings Buddhist philosophies of emptiness and appearance to bear on race, sexuality, and gender, using wisdom forged through personal experience and practice to rethink problems of identity and privilege....
by Zenju | Apr 24, 2018 | Audio Excerpts of Books
Sanctuary: A Meditation on Home, Homelessness, and Belonging examines the interface between inner and outer sanctuary, and the ways they affect one another. “Sanctuary” is the home we can return to when our lives are under threat, where we can face what’s difficult to...