Our founding teacher, Rose Mary Myoan Dougherty, Sensei
She began practicing Zen as a student of Charlotte Joko Beck, in the 1980’s, and then with Clare Sangha in Baltimore with Roshi Janet Jinne Richardson, in the White Plum Asanga. In 2006, she was empowered to teach and transmit the dharma and founded One Heart Sangha. She died in 2019 and left a strong dharma tradition in One Heart Sangha. Gate Gate Paragate Parasamgate Bodhi Svaha! Peaceful strong teacher, continuing to transmit the dharma in all ways. She has dharma successors Bill Jian Dietrich and Bob JinGen Ertman, and Martine Taikai Palmiter, of Joyful Mind Zendo.
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