by Zenju | Aug 9, 2013 | Indigenous Traditions in Healing
(photo of Zenju’s mocassins and drumstick) The dirt of the New Mexico desert is still on my mocassins. The ancestors spoke to me the first day of the dance. I did not like what I heard. But I listened. I am more than thirsty and hungry on day four. I am happy...
by Zenju | Aug 1, 2013 | interviews
Rev. Zenju Earthlyn Manuel joined Life Coach Ade on the Ask Life Coach Ade Radio Show on Monday, August 26th at 9:20 am Pacific/12:20 pm Eastern. If you missed the talk. Here is the link:...
by Zenju | Jul 30, 2013 | dharma-notes
By Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Often I am asked how do I integrate my work as a Zen Priest and my work as a diviner and holder of the Black Angel Cards. I recognize it as a question that comes from the tendency to view things as separate. It also comes from a curiosity in...
by Zenju | Jul 29, 2013 | dharma-notes
“Certain topics were potentially explosive, such as women and power, discrimination against nuns in Thailand, and Zenju Earthlyn Manuel’s talk, “What Does Buddhism Have to Do with Black Women?” From the midst of the audience, calls for clearly naming the problems grew...
by Zenju | Jul 29, 2013 | dharma-notes
The Confession Once we admit it is difficult to sustain love then we can forgive ourselves for the times when we have been unable to feel or be love. Let me be the first to say I have had difficulty with love. The idea of it sounds fantastic but being love has often...
by Zenju | Jul 29, 2013 | dharma-notes
by Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Reprinted from Inquiring Mind Magazine – Fall 2012 As a girl of ten years, satin ribbons in my hair, and wearing a freshly starched dress, I had a special seat in church each Sunday next to my father, Lawrence Manuel, Jr. With my younger...
