…ft”. Everything here gives her joy – so that the decision to move from the USA at age 70 was right. Entering the Zen Buddhist world of Elga’s apartment starts with a strong smell of incense. Elga shows me Buddhism’s Soto Zen “ancestral” tree, photographs of teachers and the compassionate goddess Avalokiteshwara’s statue, which she once found in a parking lot in New Jersey. “We were both at that time bottomed out.” Elga herself fixed the statue’s t…
The OBC Journal is available online We have been busy this spring and are delighted to announce that the first digital issue of the Journal of the OBC is now available. The layout and content will be very familiar to our former subscribers, with the usual mix of articles, photos and news from around the Order. We also welcome new readers, joining us for the first time and hope you appreciate the journal and the insight into the life and practice…
…individual monastic members and specific projects. At present, these Order-wide activities are funded by donations primarily from individuals but also from Temples. In addition, some of the Temples provide practical resources to help the Order function. In the United States these funds are held by a registered 501(c)(3), non-profit organization, and in Europe by the OBC Activities Trust, a UK registered charity. For more information about the Ord…
…Address: 426 Arrowwood Rd. Columbia SC 29210-7508 USA Telephone:Please call before coming: (803) 772-7552 Website: Columbia Zen Buddhist Priory Chief Priest: Rev. Rokuzan Kroenke, MOBC Columbia Zen Buddhist Priory 426 Arrowwood Rd. Columbia SC 29210-7508 USA Please call before coming: (803) 772-7552…
