87 min
Interview
Shamanic Bones, Dark Gates
An hour and a half with Jon Joseph Roshi on fifty years of practice, on ritual, and on balancing darkness and light.
About the teacher
Zenju Earthlyn Manuel
Ordained Zen priest, born to parents who migrated from rural Louisiana, with fifty years of practice across several traditions. She is the author of The Way of Tenderness, Sanctuary, The Shamanic Bones of Zen and Opening to Darkness, and holds a master's degree from UCLA and a doctorate from the California Institute of Integral Studies.
Upcoming events
Meet Zenju Earthlyn Manuel in person.
Talks, day programmes and retreats currently listed in the Paths Are Many calendar.
No upcoming events are currently listed.
Talks & videos
Watch before you attend.
Short introductions and longer conversations, to hear this teacher in their own words.
49 min
Talk
The Lived Experience as the Gateway to Freedom
An evening lecture at Naropa on race, gender and the body as the door to practice rather than an obstacle to it.
56 min
Talk
Buddhism Is a Way of Life
A dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm on practice as something lived rather than believed.
45 min
Talk
The Shamanic Roots of Zen
On zazen as a ritual of sitting with the earth, and on what Zen shares with older indigenous practice.
Path
The wider context.
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Zazen & everyday awareness
Zen
Direct meditative practice, zazen and everyday awareness in traditions rooted in Chinese Chan and its later forms.
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