by Zenju | Nov 4, 2013 | dharma-notes
(calligraphy by Alain2) At times in my life I sought out this particular Seer when I was confused about situations in my life. Every time I would go to her house she would say in a soft voice, “You will experience many disappointments in the next months.”...
by Zenju | Oct 4, 2013 | dharma-notes
As I head towards my 61st birthday on October 31st, I have been stripped of all I know myself to be. I see clearer than ever before the core of my life. I’m not sure if this is what occurs at this age because there is not much time or energy to become this or...
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...
