Mushim (Patricia) Ikeda is a Buddhist teacher, author, mentor, and community activist. She teaches meditation retreats for people of color, women, and social justice activists nationally. She is a core teacher at East Bay Meditation Center near where she lives in Oakland, California.
I Vow to Be Political! Buddhadharma: The Practitioner’s Quarterly magazine in its Spring 2012 issue recently asked three Buddhist teachers, Mushim, David Loy, and Joan Sutherland, how and if political action can be an expression of Buddhist practice.
See Mushim’s new article on diversity in American Buddhism, “Not What I Thought,” in Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, Winter 2011. http://www.tricycle.com/feature/lifting-corner?page=0%2C1
and the followup interview: “One Size Doesn’t Fit All: An Interview with Patricia Mushim Ikeda” on the Tricycle blogsite.
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Mushim’s Dharma teachings are supported by the practice of generous giving (Dana). She lives simply in order to share the practices of Buddhist meditation and mindfulness with others in a fully accessible manner.
