Zen Lineage

Mark Nelson has practiced the Buddha Way for over 30 years and is the founder of Sweeping Heart Zen in Gloucester, MA.   He received  Dharma Entrustment in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi from Kotatsu John Baileson on June 25, 2020.  This entrustment was enacted through an exchange of documents by way of the US mail.