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April 26: What Is This Light That Everybody Has? – Deep Sit Sunday Zen with John Tarrant & Tess Beasley
May 7–10: Say A True Word & I Will Stay The Night – Open Mind Retreat with John Tarrant, Tess Beasley, & Allison Atwill
June 8–14: Dragons & Tigers, Oh My! – Our Great Summer Sesshin with John Tarrant & PZI Teachers
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PACIFIC ZEN LUMINARIES: Lotus Girl — Jon Joseph in Conversation with Helen Tworkov, founding editor of Tricycle: The Buddhist Review
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Helen Tworkov joins host Jon Joseph to discuss her editorial work and writing including her most recent book, Lotus Girl: My Life at the Crossroads of Buddhism and America.
Tworkov is the founding editor of Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, the first independent Buddhist magazine; and the author of Zen in America: Profiles of Five Teachers; and co-author, with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, of In Love with the World: A Monks’s Journey through the Bardos of Living and Dying.
She first encountered Buddhism in Japan and Nepal during the 1960s, and has studied in both the Zen and Tibetan traditions. She began studying with Mingyur Rinpoche in 2006 and currently divides most of her time between New York and Nova Scotia. Her new book, published in April 2024, is Lotus Girl: My Life at the Crossroads of Buddhism and America.
An excerpt of her new book is available online at Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.
Source: helentworkov.com
“My favorite parts of this very American and far-ranging story chart Helen Tworkov’s deeply personal discovery of the vast, boundless dimensions of mind. As she recognizes mind itself as the source of suffering and the key to liberation, we are treated to a forthright account of an absorbing journey filled with honesty, humor, and wisdom.”
—Pema Chödrön
“With Tricycle magazine, Helen Tworkov had the vision to create a forum for dialogue about Buddhism in the West. Lotus Girl provides an inside look at how her art world background and the political issues of those days prompted her personal search for wisdom and spiritual development. This rich and unique memoir has value for any reader interested in the possibilities of positive change.”
—Philip Glass
Jon Joseph Roshi of San Mateo Zen and PZI created this series to support the hardworking innovators and shining voices of modern Zen: scholars, writers, poets, translators, activists, artists, teachers, and more.
All proceeds for each event, including teacher dana, go directly to the guest speaker. Event attendees are encouraged to give as generously as you are able, so we can offer deep thanks to Luminaries guests.
Our suggested donation is $10 for PZI Members and $12 for Non-Members, but the scale slides from zero depending on one’s ability to contribute. We also greatly appreciate Patrons, who help support the program with larger gifts of $25—$250.
