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Maezumi Roshi's Early Life and Arrival
- Maezumi Roshi was born in 1931 in Japan and experienced wartime devastation as a child.
- He came to the US in the 1950s as an assistant priest and started a meditation group that grew into ZCLA.
Challenges in Early Zen Communities
- The patriarchal and psychological challenges in early Zen communities limited opportunities to address interpersonal struggles.
- These issues eventually culminated in conflicts within the community.
ZCLA's Growth and Legacy
- ZCLA grew very popular, with multiple teachers offering simultaneous sessions and more than 85 practitioners.
- Maezumi Roshi had 12 official Dharma heirs who spread his teachings across many centers.