by Gendo | Jul 4, 2020 | Bearing Witness to George Floyd and All Who Suffer from Racial Injustice
In 1962, when I was four years old, I saw an African-American for the first time. He had carried my family’s luggage into a motel room in Iowa. I was old enough to notice that he looked different from me, different from my mother, my father, my brother, or anyone...
by Gendo | Nov 3, 2017 | News
The White Plum Asanga (WPA) was founded by Maezumi Roshi, who was a beloved and brilliant teacher for many of us. He also struggled with alcoholism and was sexually inappropriate with students on several occasions. Our community began to address these issues in 1983....
by Gendo | Jun 3, 2017 | Annual Meeting 2017
On Jun 3, 2017 2:52 PM, “Wendy Nakao wen@ix.netcom.com [WPAsanga]” <WPAsanga@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Dear Plums, We are two weeks away from our celebration. The boundless power of Dana Paramita is carrying us to your arrival. More Plums. Since my...
by Gendo | Dec 7, 2016 | News
This fall, a number of WPA teachers signed a letter supporting the Standing Rock Sioux tribe’s protests against construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline through sacred grounds in North Dakota. The letter, addressed to tribal Chairman David Archambault II,...
by Gendo | Oct 29, 2014 | News
The White Plum Asanga announces that it has passed, with an overwhelming majority, a Code of Ethical Conduct and a Grievance and Reconciliation Procedure for its 125 members. We who have been recognized as teachers in the White Plum lineage respect the...
