January 27, 2015
SFZC Women Featured in Huffington Post

At the bottom of a recent article in the media about the open letter mentioned in last week’s Sangha News addressing sexual misconduct and abuse of power by Zen teachers, the Huffington Post re-ran a slide show of prominent “Female Buddhist Leaders.” Included in the lineup were these notable SFZC women: Senior Dharma Teacher Zenkei Blanche Hartman, Central Abbess Eijun Linda Cutts, and Green Gulch Farm resident Emila Heller. See “90 Zen Teachers Pledge To Change Culture That Fosters Abuse” on huffingtonpost.com, and scroll to the end of the article to view the entire slide show.

Zenkei Blanche Hartman, Eijun Linda Cutts, and Emila Heller (from the Huffington Post slide show).

Zenkei Blanche Hartman, Eijun Linda Cutts, and Emila Heller (from the Huffington Post slide show).

 

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