LGBTQ and Sexuality

Maybe you've wondered whether something is wrong with you, or carried a part of yourself you haven't been able to share with family or friends. Whether you're still figuring out who you are or wishing the people around you could understand, that weight can feel lonely. Zen offers a gentle way of seeing: letting things be as they are. Feelings of love and attraction arise naturally, like weather moving through the sky, and they don't have to be judged as right or wrong. Many of the expectations we carry were handed to us by others; when we set them down for a moment, it may become easier to breathe, here and now. Zen also reminds us that nothing exists alone. We are shaped by many connections, and new ones can still form, including people who will understand. On this page, you'll find questions from people facing similar struggles, along with HOTOKE AI's responses.