Category Archives: Church & Religion
A Modern Exodus of Ethiopian Jews
For the most of us who have not heard of the Jews who lived for thousands of years in Ethiopia, much less of their recent exodus to Israel, here is a story starting around 950 BC that you may find … Continue reading
Shōbōgenzō by Eihei Dōgen
Shōbōgenzō Eihei Dōgen (1200-1253) brought what is now called the Sōtō school of Zen Buddhism to Japan from China. He wrote the first important Buddhist works in Japanese, rather than in Chinese. He founded the Temple of Eiheiji. His masterwork, … Continue reading