Karen Shoji Robbie s  talk on 'Ordinary Mind is the Way', case 19  of the Gateless Gate, during her Shuso Hossen Ceremony  August 2019, Stonewater Zen Sangha Liverpool.
Karen is an artist, teacher and poet. She began zen practice with the White Plum lineage in 1996 with Genpo Roshi and Roshi’s Genno and Tenkei. She practises with Keizan Roshi now and has been part of the Stonewater Zen Sangha for many years.. In 2016 she became an assistant teacher with Keizan Roshi in the Stonewater Zen Sangha.