In this talk from our Women in Zen Zazenkai series, Valerie looks into the life and work of Chiyo-ni, the first renowned woman haiku master, reading these evocative verses alongside a recent quote from a Ukrainian mother: “If you can go outside and look at the blue sky, you should do it.” The beauty of nature and clarity of awakening intermingle in a world that is at once heart-breaking and broken all the way open.
This talk was followed later that afternoon by a Q&A session:
Recorded in our virtual zendo on March 12, 2022.
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