Cooper, Seiso Paul: - Seiso Chugai, an ordained priest and Dharma-transmitted teacher in Dainin Katagiri's lineage, has trained in both Soto and Rinzai traditions since 1980. He received transmission from Sojun Diane Martin Roshi and founded Two Rivers Zen Community in NY. Now based in Barre, VT, he leads the Barre Zen Meditation Center, integrating shakuhachi as Zen art. A practicing psychoanalyst in Montpelier, he works with individuals, couples, and therapists-in-training. Widely published on Zen and psychoanalysis, his latest book is Zen Master Yueh Shan and Thinking's Bad Rap (Hohm Press, 2026).