Summary: Seigen Chuck Overley discusses his journey through Zen Buddhist practice and emphasizes the importance of “just showing up” to whatever he’s engaged in. Chuck talks about how some of the large themes in his practice—his time in the military, his family, his career as an art teacher, his spiritual teacher, and cooking for the homeless—have enriched his life. Cooking for the homeless taught him a simple but profound lesson: “how to be with homelessness without being above, below, or sideways—just being with it.”<br>
