MAE + GUEST

Muhō Nölke is a German-born Zen monk who in 2002 became the abbot of Antaiji, a Japanese Sōtō Zen temple deep in the Hyōgo Prefecture mountains, where they farm their own foods. Born in Berlin in 1968, Muhō was introduced to zazen at age sixteen. After graduating from university, Muhō ordained as a monk under the abbot Miyaura Shinyū Rōshi. He has translated works of Dōgen and Kōdō Sawaki and has authored four books in German and several books in Japanese. Muhō has been married since 2002 and has three children. 

Pankhuri Sehgal is a social development professional passionately working to promote social and emotional learning tools in schools in India. She has worked extensively for the past five years on issues that include intergenerational prostitution, LGBT migration, and disaster relief in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh.