On Wednesday, May 12th Green Gulch had a special Guest Speaker, Mushim Ikeda-Nash. Mushim is a former resident of Green Gulch and our tanto has many fond memories of spending time with Mushim's son doing child-care. But not only is Mushim a former resident she is also an award-winning author, poet, activist and teacher. I am familiar with her through her many years of service with the Buddhist Peace Fellowship.
Mushim's delightful and engaging talk was full of stories from her long and interesting experience as a Buddhist practitioner: from driving cross country visiting many different sanghas, to working in Oakland with public schools, to playing video games with her son. All these different activities require flexibility and an letting go of the idea that there is a 'right' way to practice.
You can catch Mushim at East Bay Meditation Center where she is a core teacher. Her talk will appear shortly for download on the sfzc website.
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