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BEV FORSMAN has held a life-long interest in the human condition. A student at Dharma Field since 1998, she received lay ordination from Steve Hagen in 2002, and in January 2007 was ordained as a Zen priest. With Steve Hagen's guidance, Bev offers instruction and talks both within the Dharma Field community and the community at large. She also manages the curriculum at Dharma Field. Courses she has led are The Eightfold Noble Path, The Practice of Meditation, The Six Realms of Existence, and Women in Buddhism.