"In This Body, In This Lifetime: Awakening Stories of Japanese Soto Zen Women"

Thursday June 12th
Zazen - 6:30pm
Talk - 7:00pm
Led by Esho Sudan &  Kogen Czarnik

In This Body, In This Lifetime is a selection of 30 of these first-person accounts, exclusively from women and appearing for the first time in English. These stories offer an intimate look into the personal lives and spiritual determination of women who longed to end their suffering and awaken to their true nature despite the obstacles they faced.

A rare glimpse into Zen practice in World War II–era Japan, these inspiring women confront loss, grief, food shortages, air-raid sirens, and a cultural crisis with grit and courage as they persist in their efforts to end their suffering and the suffering of all.

Join editor Esho Sudan and translator Kogen Czarnik for a discussion about this important new text.