One evening, my dear friend & mentor, Kobun Chino Roshi, asked me “Where do you come from?” I answered, “I’m not sure.” He responded rather fiercely, “If you don’t know where you come from, how do you know where you’re going?” When I asked him if he knew, he said “Yes. Haven’t you heard of the Lost Lineages?” When I replied, “No, is that where I’m from?” He said, “Yes, somewhere very ancient, feminine & Earth-based.”

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