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Joshu Sasaki Roshi
Joshu Sasaki Roshi was born in 1907. He began monastic training in Japan in 1921 and was ordained a priest and abbot before his arrival in America in 1962.
Lola Willis
Lola Willis is a member of the New Horizons Lutheran Church, director of its Discovery After-School Program, and the creator of the Children's Memorial Museum and the Peace Community of Baltimore.
Dimitri Ehrlich
Dimitri Ehrlich writes for Interview, The New York Times, and other publications. He is a multi-platinum songwriter based in New York City.
Peter Lieberson
Peter Lieberson's compositions have been performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, among others. He is the winner of the 2008 Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition for his piece "Neruda Songs."
Erik Fraser Storlie
Erik Fraser Storlie studied with Suzuki Roshi in the 1960's at the San Francisco Zen Center. Following Suzuki Roshi's death, he became a student of Katagiri Roshi and helped found the Minnesota Zen Center. Erik Storlie teaches English and humanities at Minneapolis Community College.