Karen Maezen Miller

Karen Maezen Miller

Karen Maezen Miller is a priest in the Soto Zen lineage of Taizan Maezumi Roshi and a student of Nyogen Yeo Roshi. In daily life, as mother to daughter Georgia and as a writer, she aims to resolve the enigmatic truth of Maezumi’s teaching, “Your life is your practice.” Miller is the author of Momma Zen: Walking the Crooked Path of Motherhood, and most recently, Paradise in Plain Sight: Lessons from a Zen Garden.

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Karen Maezen Miller Happiness New Years Zen

Una bendición de Año Nuevo

La maestra zen Karen Maezen Miller nos ofrece algunas palabras para ayudarnos a comenzar bien el año.

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Las instrucciones de Dogen para el jardinero

Karen Maezen Miller habla sobre el cultivo de las tres mentes: la mente alegre, la mente amable y la mente grande.

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El dharma de Barbie

Karen Maezen Miller se sintió desgarrada cuando su hija entró en la etapa de Barbie. Pero, ¿qué era peor, el comercialismo y los estándares de belleza poco realistas de la muñeca, o los prejuicios y conceptos adultos de la mamá?

Barbie wears a shirt that says  be yourself

The Dharma of Barbie

Karen Maezen Miller was torn when her daughter entered the Barbie stage. But what was worse—the doll’s commercialism or Mom’s grownup judgments?

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Dogen’s Instructions to the Gardener

Karen Maezen Miller on cultivating the three minds—joyful mind, kind mind, and great mind.