Dosho Port
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at 6:58AM
[chuck] in Dharma, Dosho Port, EHZC

In April of 2009, Dosho Port visited the Empty Hand Zen Center to give a talk and promote his fine book, Keep Me In Your Heart a While. I introduced myself during dokusan, but when I later gave him a copy of his book to sign, he looked up at me, pen poised, with a questioning look on his face, i.e. what's your name? I gently replied, "It's still "Chuck". His inscription is shown below:

 

[NOTE: I still chuckle about this. What a wonderful teacher - and teaching. Haven't managed to get rid of Chuck, yet].

 

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