We’re not alone in our suffering and are not the first to yearn for liberation. Discover a Zen elder who teaches us how to work with suffering as a path to freedom. This talk was offered by Karla Johnston during Radiant Light Zen's Suffering and Liberation Retreat, October 12, 2023.

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Cambodia Oral Tradition, captured by Trent Walker

First Buddhist Women: Poems and Stories of Awakening by Susan Murcott, Pamela Weiss article: https://tricycle.org/article/mahapajapati/

The First Free Women by Matty Weingast