He works in a free medical clinic in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District with the poor and uninsured, homeless and drug-addicted. He has been a Zen student for over 15 years and was lay-ordained 11 years ago by Abbott Ryushin Paul Haller at San Francisco Zen Center. His Dharma name is Doshin Dainei, “Heart Way, Great Peace.” Read more articles by Marcus Hartsfield.