Welcome to
The Spiritual Conversation
Exploring, Navigating and Integrating Everyday Zen Spirituality
Li
Don Sorterup
Transformational Coach & Zen Buddhist Priest
What if ……
Life is a Practice.
What is the Practice? To live as our most authentic selves; connected, whole, vibrant.
How? Through the practice of meditative compassionate awareness and introspective inquiry.
Our experience informs us that life is impermanent and continuously unfolding, which offers us the choice to be fully present with it in each moment. When connected to our most authentic selves, and fully aware of our true essence, we act with clear intention and skillful means. Our compassionate wisdom flows.
We can stumble or suffer based on past conditioning which intercepts our ‘clear intention and skillful means’. This offers us an opportunity for Practice; dropping into meditative awareness and introspective inquiry. Within this dialogue we cultivate our Practice by engaging in meditative contemplation combined with an open, honest and vulnerable inquiry into what is arising.
What is this? This offers us sacred space; stillness and silence to be with what is arising and make more compassionately aligned choices, true to our authentic selves.
Cultivating a connection to our spiritual essence, our true selves is an essential dynamic for this Practice. Our view of and connection to this essence has knowingly shifted over our own lifetime. Is now the time to re-frame and re-connect in a new light?
I welcome the opportunity to connect with you within this sacred space on your own exquisite unfolding.
I went everywhere with longing
in my eyes, until here
in my own house
I felt truth
filling my sight.
~Lalla
Compassion is the responsible response to suffering.

Working together …..
Together we co-create a trusting, collaborative container integrating your spiritual growth into your daily living and practice. The framework: exploring, navigating and integrating everyday zen spirituality. Wherever you are on your spiritual journey and practice, I welcome you to join this transformative inquiry and process towards your unique unfolding. An essential component of our working together is that we are each committed to a meditation or other form of centering practice. Zazen meditation and core mindfulness instructions are an integral part of this collaborative endeavor. Typically, we will meet twice monthly for 50 minutes sessions via phone or zoom. Logistics and our simple business agreement will be covered during our initial free consultation. I welcome you to reach out to me at 401.500.5990 or at [email protected] to initiate our connection. Peace, Don