Rev. Keiryu Liên Shutt

Rev. Liên Shutt

Rev. Liên Shutt is a Dharma heir in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi. Born into a Buddhist family in Vietnam, she began her meditation practice in the Insight tradition. She was a founding member of the Buddhists of Color in 1998. Her Zen trainings began at Tassajara and then continued monastically in Japan and Vietnam. While she has placed her trust and faith in Soto Zen, she continues to enjoy the deep silence of Insight practices and has completed retreats in America and Thailand. She is the author of Home Is Here: Practicing Antiracism with the Engaged Eightfold Path.

Recent Articles

How to Heal from Racial Harm

Rev. Liên Shutt offers two methods for reconnecting with our innate wholeness.

Man with curly hair sits in thought resting his chin in his hand.

Am I Supposed to Stop Thinking?

Three Buddhist teachers answer the question "Are we supposed to stop or transcend thinking altogether, or to find another, more enlightened way to think?"

Metta for Refugees

Zen priest Liên Shutt teaches a short meditation to foster compassion for beings in search of refuge.