…. I am also very grateful to Rev. Leon, who has been willing to follow Rev. Master Meiko in the line of priors which stretches back some 40 years. My best wishes to him and the congregation as they get to know one another.”…
…there is teaching in this. It is not as if: oh, she failed. She tried her best, and it didn’t work out. You have to go forward without fear.” Elga calls the years spent at Shasta Abbey in California’s mountains a difficult and wonderful opportunity. Her assignment was to fix her mind on life on Zen Buddhism, but after 15 years Elga became certain, that she had to go to Latvia. “Latvia has been calling to me for years. I don’t understand this rati…
…oguchi presented Rev. Master Jiyu-Kennett and Shasta Abbey with three exquisitely carved statues that had been enshrined in his temple, Fukuju-in, one of Keido Chisan Zenji’s family of temples in Japan. We are pleased to publish again Rev. Koryu’s accompanying letter in this special issue of the Journal.] August 30, l989 Dear Roshi Jiyu, …This year is the twenty-second anniversary of the passing of Koho Zenji, and there are plans to hold memorial…