DEB MIELKE
Lay Teacher
Deb has been a member of MZMC since 2012 and received the precepts from Guy Gibbon in 2013. She became interested in Zen Buddhism in the 1970s when taking an after-school class on meditation and Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind in Duluth from Tim Burkett. After many years of exploring various traditions, casual meditation, and reading Buddhist literature, she joined the Sangha with her partner Benton Jackson. She enjoys the many class opportunities, practice periods, and retreats, which support her practice and daily life. She has served on the board and continues to participate on the membership committee, as a tea-cook, and on the flower crew. Her interests are health care for underserved populations, nature, walking, quilting, reading, and meditation.Deb finds MZMC the place where she is able to continue working on her understanding the Bodhisattva Vows and taking refuge in Buddha, Sangha, and Dharma — and just be around a lot of really amazing people.
Lay Teacher
Deb has been a member of MZMC since 2012 and received the precepts from Guy Gibbon in 2013. She became interested in Zen Buddhism in the 1970s when taking an after-school class on meditation and Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind in Duluth from Tim Burkett. After many years of exploring various traditions, casual meditation, and reading Buddhist literature, she joined the Sangha with her partner Benton Jackson. She enjoys the many class opportunities, practice periods, and retreats, which support her practice and daily life. She has served on the board and continues to participate on the membership committee, as a tea-cook, and on the flower crew. Her interests are health care for underserved populations, nature, walking, quilting, reading, and meditation.Deb finds MZMC the place where she is able to continue working on her understanding the Bodhisattva Vows and taking refuge in Buddha, Sangha, and Dharma — and just be around a lot of really amazing people.
