# Ep. 270 - Bridging the Gap: Faith, Diversity, and Community with Myokei Caine-Barrett, Shonin & Vincent Moore Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/be-here-now-network-guest-podcast-768073/ep-270-bridging-the-gap-faith-diversity-and-community-with-myokei-caine-barrett-shonin-vincent-moore Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/be-here-now-network-guest-podcast-768073/ep-270-bridging-the-gap-faith-diversity-and-community-with-myokei-caine-barrett-shonin-vincent-moore.md Podcast: [Be Here Now Network Guest Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/be-here-now-network-guest-podcast-768073) Published: 2026-09-04T15:15:00+00:00 Episode link: https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/rss.art19.com/episodes/83ffb3eb-db9e-443e-870f-9fdbd5fb55cf.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0 Audio file: https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/rss.art19.com/episodes/83ffb3eb-db9e-443e-870f-9fdbd5fb55cf.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/be-here-now-network-guest-podcast-768073/episodes/ep-270-bridging-the-gap-faith-diversity-and-community-with-myokei-caine-barrett-shonin-vincent-moore Duration seconds: 4130 ## Resource Myokei Caine-Barrett, Shonin of the Nichiren Shu Buddhist Order, explores how she has cultivated community and diversity through interfaith dialogue, spiritual practice, and a commitment to making Buddhist teachings accessible while honoring tradition. Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self. This week on the BHNN Guest Podcast, Myokei Caine-Barrett, Shonin and Vincent chat about: Being grateful for the good in our lives  Finding support in spiritual community  The emotional process of shaving one’s head for the priesthood  Being a female in a male-dominated spiritual world  Creating community and diversity in Houston, Texas  Working to make Buddhist teachings accessible while preserving the integrity of traditions  Addressing trauma in the prison system and learning how to support each other Hope for the future and finding common ground in the intersection of faith traditions The great change that naturally arises from a dedication to practice  Lessons from the Lotus Sutra on respect  Finding the purpose and benefit in all that happens to us  “Everything about us is perfect, whole, and complete for the path that we’re walking. It may be horrible, some of the things that have happened to us, but they’re a preparation for us to walk the path in the way we need to walk it. We have to be able to look at everything that happens to us as a benefit. There is a purpose to this happening to us. We can be a gateway for others to walk a better path for themselves. We are perfectly gifted by the experiences we have had.” –Myokei Caine-Barrett, Shonin About Myokei Caine-Barrett, Shonin: Myokei Caine-Barrett, Shonin, stands as a bea… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/be-here-now-network-guest-podcast-768073/episodes/ep-270-bridging-the-gap-faith-diversity-and-community-with-myokei-caine-barrett-shonin-vincent-moore/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/be-here-now-network-guest-podcast-768073/ep-270-bridging-the-gap-faith-diversity-and-community-with-myokei-caine-barrett-shonin-vincent-moore.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.