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I WAS BORN IN 1945 in Washington, D.C. My mother was a writer who became interested in Buddhism through her work translating Korean sijo, which is a form of poetry heavily influenced by Buddhism. Because of my mother, I developed an interest in the spiritual life.
In the sixties, I served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Korea, where I spent