Belonging To Zen, Belonging To Shin: Two Traditions, One Engaged Heart W/ Judy Yushin Nakatomi Opening Dharma Access: Listening To BIPOC Teachers & Practitioners podcast

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Belonging to Zen, Belonging to Shin: Two Traditions, One Engaged Heart w/ Judy Yushin Nakatomi

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Judy Yushin Nakatomi talks about her practice in the Zen and Shin traditions. She also discusses how she is practicing with her Bodhisattva vows through engaging with the current internment of minority people, while practicing awareness of her own family's history with war wounds. Judy and Rev Liên share with each other some of the nuances of having or not having access to ancestral languages and culture, and how they navigate being Asian American Buddhist practitioners in the United States.

People/Organizations mentioned in the episode:

Dr. Satsuki Ina

Dr. Duncan Ryūken Williams

Bishop Marvin Harada

Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh

Tsuru for Solidarity

Vista Buddhist Temple

GUEST:

JUDY YUSHIN NAKATOMI (she/we) is a mother, partner, auntie, writer and community cultivator, nurturing BIPOC sangha. past work/life as tea ambassador/ importer, congressional field rep and hospice caregiver. Judy is an ordained dharma teacher in the Plum Village tradition, certified ministerial assistant, and descendant of ancestors incarcerated during war; dedicated to understanding the wisdom of intergenerational joy and sorrow.

Writing highlights:

https://littleawakenings.blogspot.com/

https://www.okaeri.org/okaeri-book

https://www.lionsroar.com/the-evolutionary-journey-of-mothering/

Connect with Judy:

IG: judy_yushin_nakatomi

Subtack: Judy Nakatomi

HOST:

REV LIÊN SHUTT (she/they) is a recognized leader in the movement that breaks through the wall of American white-centered convert Buddhism to welcome people of all backgrounds into a contemporary, engaged Buddhism. As an ordained Zen priest, licensed social worker, and longtime educator/teacher of Buddhism, Shutt represents new leadership at the nexus of spirituality and social justice, offering a special warm welcome to Asian Americans, all BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, immigrants, and those seeking a “home” in the midst of North American society’s reckoning around racism, sexism, homophobia, and xenophobia. Shutt is a founder of Access to Zen (2014). You can learn more about her work at AccessToZen.org. Her new book, Home is Here: Practicing Antiracism with the Engaged Eightfold Path. See all her offerings at EVENTS

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