Dosho Port began practicing Zen in 1977 now co-teachers with his wife, Tetsugan Zummach with the Vine of Obstacles: Online Support for Zen Training, an
internet-based Zen community. Dosho received dharma transmission, authorization to teach Zen, from Dainin Katagiri Roshi and Inka Shomei, public seal of approval, from James Myoun Ford Roshi in the Harada-Yasutani lineage. He is the author of Keep Me In Your Heart Awhile: The Haunting Zen of Dainin Katagiri.