Marshall White JDPSN first became interested in Buddhism and Zen as a teenager when he started practicing the Japanese martial art Aikido and read one of Zen Master Seung Sahn’s books.  He began practicing Buddhism in college, and spent several years living in Asia, practicing Soto Zen in Japan and Tibetan Buddhism in India. On returning from Asia in 2000, he began practicing with the Kwan Um School of Zen. Marshall is a graduate of Naropa University where he met his wife, with whom he has two children.  He is currently 6^th degree black belt in Aikido and works as a professional hospice chaplain in the San Francisco Bay Area.  Marshall received Inka on April 1^st, 2023, from Zen Master Bon Soeng.