D. Seeds for A Boundless Life

D. Seeds for A Boundless Life

by Zenkei Blanche Hartman Compiled by Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Zenkei Blanche Hartman is an American Zen legend. A teacher in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki, author of Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind, she was the first female abbot of an American Zen center. She is greatly...
A. Deepest Peace

A. Deepest Peace

A beautiful glimpse into the daily practice of a modern contemplative, The Deepest Peace reveals poetic moments of stunning clarity from the eyes of a Zen priest. Through silence, stillness, and practice, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel transmits how it is possible to cultivate...

F. Black Angel Cards

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...

E. Tell Me Something About Buddhism

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...

B. The Way of Tenderness

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....
C. Sanctuary

C. Sanctuary

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...