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**CaseyFan** · 11-20-2011, 07:08 AM

When I was a member of a Soto Zen sangha, the Roshi accepted to participate in a research project bringing books, teachings and Zen material to a female prison so to improve their conditions and mental health. Nowadays, having made inmate friends there, there is a group that is still doing meditation and studying basic Soto teachings. The last news I had, were that the Roshi was still supporting this group. All this for free.

It is great that your practice was able to help bring about all of this Kaarine.

My point is that the books and bringing teachings require financial resources to happen - where ever they come from and like others here I am sure we do not mind contributing what we see as reasonable for us and commensurate for the activity involved.

11-20-2011, 07:08 AM	#16
CaseyFan Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 485 Senior Member	When I was a member of a Soto Zen sangha, the Roshi accepted to participate in a research project bringing books, teachings and Zen material to a female prison so to improve their conditions and mental health. Nowadays, having made inmate friends there, there is a group that is still doing meditation and studying basic Soto teachings. The last news I had, were that the Roshi was still supporting this group. All this for free. It is great that your practice was able to help bring about all of this Kaarine. My point is that the books and bringing teachings require financial resources to happen - where ever they come from and like others here I am sure we do not mind contributing what we see as reasonable for us and commensurate for the activity involved.
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