An inexhaustible list of beings near and far who have supported my practice:
- Ancestors in my familial lineage for their offerings of love, belonging, and resilience particularly my mother and grandmothers
- Ancestors in my spiritual lineage who stewarded the dharma and offered refuge including the historical Buddha, Bodhisattvas Kuan Yin and Jizo, early enlightened Bhikkhunis, Dipa Ma, and Thich Nhat Hanh
- Earth, wind, water, fire, ether, sky, nature, trees, more than humans for their abundant teachings and offerings
- Brahmavihāras (boundless heartmind qualities), Mahasi Sayadaw, Pa Auk Sayadaw, Sayadaw U Tejaniya, and Ajahn Chah Thai Forest lineages
- Founding and Guiding Teachers for IMS and SRMC
- Dharma mentors Kaira Jewel Lingo, Andrea Fella, Shelly Graf, and all of the IMS/SR TTP leadership team for their teachings/guidance
- Dharma teachers Annie Nugent, Ayya Anandabodhi, Gil Fronsdal, Mark Coleman, Susie Harrington, Tara Mulay, Yong Oh, and countless more for their teachings/support
- Nayyirah Waheed’s salt & nejma, Bryan Stevenson’s Just Mercy and Equal Justice Initiative, Resmaa Menakem’s My Grandmother’s Hands, and countless writers, changemakers, somatic facilitators, healers, artists, and movement teachers
- Family, friends, practitioners, countless communities and beings including SR/IMS TTP sangha and SR, IMS, OLS, BER, NYI, and BZC sanghas…
Thank you and deep bows.
With appreciation and care,
Lissa
