“You can call me ‘Roshi.’”
It surprised me when I heard myself say those words. I had never taken readily to the status symbols of Zen. I ordained in order to support Jishu and Bernie, but I was never comfortable in my robes. I have hardly had them on since Bernie and Jishu left Yonkers in 1998.
It surprised me that I even finished the priest training. I …
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