Karen Maezen Miller, who writes about spirituality in everyday life, will talk about her memoir Hand Wash Cold: Care Instructions for an Ordinary Life. Her writing is also included in several anthologies. The two most recent are The Mindfulness Revolution (Shambhala, March 2011) and The Best Buddhist Writing 2011 (Shambhala, Sept. 2011).

When: Wednesday February 15, 7:00 pm
Where:  Efroymson Center for Creative Writing, 530 W. Hampton Dr.

Cost: All events in the Butler Efroymson Center writers series are free and open to the public without tickets. For more information, contact Michael Dahlie at eccw@butler.eduor (317) 940-8733.

Who's Karen Maezen Miller?

Karen Maezen Miller, Sensei (born September 26, 1956) is a Soto Zen priest at the Hazy Moon Zen Center in Los Angeles. She received dharma transmission from Nyogen Yeo Roshi, abbot of the Hazy Moon, who is a successor of Taizan Maezumi Roshi. She is the author of Momma Zen: Walking the Crooked Path of Motherhood, and Hand Wash Cold: Care Instructions for an Ordinary Life. Miller leads retreats around the United States. She began her practice with Maezumi Roshi in 1993 and ordained as a priest in 2003.