Member Profile Winter 2016

Member Profile – Darryl Johnson

  1. 20160927_213409 Hometown: My hometown is Kansas City Mo born and raised.
  2. Role at Rime: My role at rime is a Sangha member
  3. Day job: My day job is I’m an auto worker at the ford plant in claycomo. Forklift operator
  4. Hobbies: My hobbies include drawing, playing sports, and attending sporting events especially Royals games
  5. What led you to the Dharma: What led me to the dharma is I felt that I needed to find something to believe in. I’ve struggled with faith my whole life as a christian so I started reading buddhist, muslim, and jewish literature. The buddhist path is the one I felt that I could understand so I continued on learning and I love it.
  6. Something a lot of people don’t know about you: Alot of people dont know that I served in the US Navy aboard the USS NASSAU
  7. Buddhist book you would recommend: A buddhist book that I would recommend is “The Heart of the Buddha’s Teachings” from Thich Nhat Hanh