Zenju Earthlyn Manuel is a Zen priest who has been a dharma practitioner for 20 years. Thich Nhat Hanh has called her introduction to Buddhism as being animated by "a fresh and powerful voice born from her own fully lived experience of transformation." Here are a few of the things that we found helpful, inspiring, or especially edifying in this question-and-answer resource.
We like Manuel's emphasis on the spiritual curiosity of Buddha and his experiences with lucid dreams in the wilderness. We were gratified to learn that trouble or sickness or bankruptcy can be the dharma of our lives. We were encouraged to read: "Compassion and wisdom are talked about as two wings of a bird." We can test these wings anytime.
The Buddhists teach that everything is changing and that means we must let go of rigid ideas and clinging relationships and attachments to things. Impermanence is a deep teaching that demands surrender and constant practice.
