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Tying The Knot

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Judy and Charles Lief were married by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche in 1975

A marriage in New Mexico: Anna Christine Hansen and Dixon Wolf

Tenshin and Seisen Fletcher were married by Maezumi Roshi in 1981

George Bowman and Trudy Goodman were married by Maureen Stuart Roshi in 1985

A marriage of monks: Jody Hojin Kimmel and Konrad Ryushin Marchaj—John Daido Loori

A wedding ceremony: Fern Alix and Joseph Larocca

Judy Lief:

tying feature image spring 1998If the Buddhist path has to do with overcoming attachment, then it might seem odd for a Buddhist to consider adding the complications of marriage and family to her life. But in my experience it is the complications, not my neurotic attempts at smoothness, that have benefited my practice the most. These complications have been many and varied, including marriage, family obligations, motherhood, sickness, work, travel, and teaching.

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