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Still Point's Teachers

Still Point's Guiding Teacher is Koho Vince Cousino Anila. After practicing at the Zen Buddhist Temple in Ann Arbor with Ven. Haju Sunim and P'arang Geri Larkin, Koho helped found Still Point as its first Board President and one of its first seminary students. A husband and father, Koho is also a writer with a BA in English from Wayne State University. He was ordained by P'arang Geri Larkin in 2003, and follows the trails of ancient monks and nuns around South Korea as often as possible.

To email the Guiding Teacher, click here.


Still Point Zen Buddhist Temple's Founding Teacher was P'arang Geri Larkin, who was ordained on July 2, 1995, following her training in the Maitreya Buddhist Seminary. P'arang's teacher was Ven. Samu Sunim, a Korean Zen master who started several temples in North America, including the Zen Buddhist Temple in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where P'arang was a Dharma teacher.

P'arang is the author of several Dharma books, including Stumbling Toward Enlightenment, Building a Business the Buddhist Way, Tap Dancing in Zen, First You Shave Your Head, Love Dharma, and The Still Point Dhammapada, as well as Chocolate Cake Sutra and Nautilus Gold Book Award Winner Plant Seed, Pull Weed.

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Who is the Guiding Teacher?

The Guiding Teacher is the individual who is responsible for guiding the sangha's spiritual practice. A skillful one helps us find our path with compassionate wisdom.