heart sutra fragment 3
begun October 1, 2018 [for arthur mcgee, d. July 2018]
mushim
mushim is a Buddhist teacher, writer, and social activist. based in Oakland, California. She is known under the name Patricia Y. Ikeda as one of the earliest published Asian American poets.
Race in the Sangha: Taking the Path Together
In 1992 I was visiting a Buddhist friend, and saw a copy of Beneath a Single Moon: Buddhism in Contemporary American Poetry (Shambhala Publications, 1991) sitting on the table. Intrigued, I picked it up and scanned…
Real Refuge: Building Inclusive and Welcoming Sanghas
In this retreat with East Bay Meditation Center teacher Mushim Patricia Ikeda, she will explore perceptions of racial, sexual, and class diversity in our sanghas and expand on what it truly means for a community to…
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