Colombia Soto Zen Community
 
The Colombia Soto Zen Community is a non-profit religious organization, born as a concrete and positive answer to transform the consciousness of human beings towards a healthy and peaceful society. Our only goal is to provide an ideal atmosphere and environment, where people can benefit from Zen practice. We do not search for commercial concerns or personal profit. We do not have sectarian tendencies and we do not uphold fundamental truths. Our solely motivation is the certainty that this practice can drag out our society from the lethargy, the darkness and the deprive of hope in which it is submerged, as a result of hatred, ill will, greed, violence and social injustice. We are convinced a great change can only emerge from the transformation of our individual consciences. Peace will be possible when we understand how our deeds affect others and that we are not isolated individuals but interrelated beings of an infinite and extraordinary net called life. 

A beacon of light for

consciousness

Objectives

Our goal is to establish a "Center" of study and practice of Zen, according to the teachings of Japanese Soto School. We would like to constitute in a true beacon, able to irradiate light to the consciousness of our fellow human beings and to provide the tools for a more fulfilled life. We are looking for our own location where we will be able to develop the practice and the study of Zen, with a big meditation hall and rooms for learning and developing workshops of related topics such as Buddhism history and doctrine, Zen painting (sumi-e), flower arrangements (Ikebana), calligraphy (shodo), etc.

 

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