I took my questions about the confluence of karma and intergenerational trauma to Jason Wirth, doctor of philosophy at Seattle University, and Soto Zen priest. When I first met Jason, it was at Seattle’s Kubota Garden. He asked about my faith and I cheekily said, “I’m a deist, agnostic, Shinto, Jesuit—a little bit of everything, with the option to change my beliefs as I discover new things along the way.” To which Jason smiled gently and said, “I think that means you’re a Buddhist.” He may be right.
