{"id":20078,"date":"2023-04-11T08:00:14","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T14:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=20078"},"modified":"2026-07-22T11:28:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T17:28:49","slug":"zenju-earthlyn-manuel-opening-to-darkness","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/zenju-earthlyn-manuel-opening-to-darkness\/","title":{"rendered":"Zenju Earthlyn Manuel: Opening to Darkness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/1632d73c-91ea-42a8-a3db-a62b135d081c\/episodes\/9b755e98-8f67-4ace-b32e-6a5ed8be8130\/embed?theme=dark-custom&#038;primary_color=%23F60F60\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Darkness is an inseparable part of life. Yet instead of resisting it or trying to eradicate it, as society would often have us do, how can we use darkness as fodder for our growth and evolution? In this podcast, Tami Simon speaks with poet, Zen Buddhist priest, and artist Zenju Earthlyn Manuel about her new book, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opening to Darkness: Eight Gateways for Being with the Absence of Light in Unsettling Times<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and how we can begin to change the way we relate to darkness and blackness.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We invite you to turn off the lights and close your eyes (assuming you\u2019re not driving), as you listen to this insightful and provocative conversation exploring \u201czenju,\u201d or complete tenderness; our longing for light and the call to \u201center our caves\u201d; the connection between the bias toward light and the oppression of Black-bodied people; the evolutionary force of blackness; creativity and darkness; the notion of \u201cthe absence of light\u201d; the price we pay by avoiding darkness at all costs; how we can\u2019t really know but can only experience light or darkness; the teacher of darkness called death, and the willingness to look at something beyond our control; the inner capacities to stay with darkness; recognizing the spiritual component to darkness; building an intuition and going beyond what is taught and learned about darkness and blackness; being with suffering; silence and darkness; and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note: This episode originally aired on Sounds True One, where these special episodes of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insights at the Edge<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are available to watch live on video and with exclusive access to Q&amp;As with our guests. 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