, ▁having ▁received ▁sh i ho , ▁d har ma ▁transmission , ▁from ▁him ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁Ser ving ▁and ▁training ▁for ▁over ▁two ▁dec ades ▁eventually ▁as ▁ ▁vice - ab bot ▁of ▁Z en ▁Mountain ▁Mon aster y , ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁establish ing ▁teacher ▁and ▁first ▁abb ess ▁of ▁the ▁Z en ▁Center ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁At ▁the ▁Mon aster y ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁Vice ▁Abb ot , ▁the ▁first ▁director ▁of ▁D har ma ▁Communic ations , ▁editor ▁of ▁Mountain ▁Record , ▁and ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁affili ates ▁of ▁the ▁Mountains ▁and ▁R ivers ▁Order . ▁ ▁Tre ace ▁holds ▁an ▁advanced ▁degree ▁in ▁literature , ▁was ▁a ▁lo bb y ist ▁for ▁women ' s ▁issues , ▁and ▁an ▁anal yst ▁with ▁the ▁Pot om ac ▁Research ▁Institute ▁special izing ▁in ▁hyd rome chan ics . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁My ot ai ▁gave ▁sh i ho ▁or ▁d har ma ▁transmission ▁to ▁Phil ▁Sen get su ▁Kol man , ▁S ense i , ▁and ▁named ▁John ▁Ky oman ▁We icz ore k ▁as ▁D har ma ▁Ste ward ▁of ▁Herm itage ▁Heart . ▁ ▁Tre ace ▁is ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁several ▁books , ▁among ▁them : ▁" W inter ▁Moon : ▁A ▁Season ▁of ▁Z en ," ▁and ▁" Empty ▁Branch es ." ▁She ' s ▁also ▁had ▁chap ters ▁in ▁ ▁" W ater : ▁Its ▁Spirit ual ▁Sign ific ance " ▁( V ons ▁F