I just finished reading the whole article "Living a Life of Vow" by Zenki Blanche Hartman that I referenced in my last post.

I want to offer my immense gratitude to Zenkei Hartman for her teaching.

I am only a 7 month old Soto Zen practitioner who is struggling to find a consistent practice in and around my life as a husband, father to my 4 year old daughter, and as a professional software engineer for a large multi-national pharmaceutical company.

I am so touched by her words of teaching. They resonate so profoundly within my soul. I consider them an invaluable enhancement to my practice, an inspiration to my continued effort along my newfound spiritual path.

With tears of joy and gratitude in my eyes: gassho, gassho, gassho.

If you can pick up a copy of the May 2003 Shambala Sun magazine and read her article starting on page 38, I highly encourage you to do so!