This Teisho was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on June 18, 2022.  Rinsen Roshi discusses a dialogic teaching from the collection First Buddhist Women: Poems and Stories of Awakening (edited by Susan Murcott) on the importance of incorporating our own particular antagonisms, or Mara, into our practice, and welcoming them as gates to awakening. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.