Cheri Huber
Cheri Huber, author of 20 books, has been a student and teacher of Zen for over 35 years. In 1983, Cheri founded the Mountain View Zen Center, and in 1987 she founded the Zen Monastery Peace Center near Murphys, California. She and the monks at the Monastery conduct workshops and retreats at these centers, other places around the U.S., and internationally.
In 1997, Cheri founded Living Compassion, a nonprofit organization dedicated to peace and service. Living Compassion’s primary work is the Africa Vulnerable Children Project, based in Zambia, where for over a decade they have been working with the people of Kantolomba, beginning the process of turning a slum of 11,000 people into a self-sustaining community.
Cheri also has a weekly Internet based radio show.
“If you had a person in your life treating you the way you treat yourself, you would have gotten rid of them a long time ago...”
“Every time we choose safety, we reinforce fear.”
“It doesn't matter what did or did not happen then. It only matters what happens NOW.”
“Getting where you want to be has everything to do with awareness, and nothing to do with willpower.”