The Shobogenji Temple is a space of nature, fauna, with trees more than a thousand years old on one of the slopes of Cerro Uritorco (Capilla del Monte, Cordoba, Argentina). A land that was inhabited by the Comechingones, the original people of the area, and which for the last 25 years has been home to the practitioners of the Kosen Sangha, of the lineage of Master Taisen Deshimaru. Since we arrived, our intention has been to find a way to inhabit the land by entering into a relationship with the place. At first we practised outdoors, cooking with firewood and preserving our food by putting it as fresh as possible by the river. Little by little we evolved and now we have a dojo, a dining room, improving the conditions for practice. We have been doing everything with the energy of zazen, the joy that zazen practice brings us, by our own efforts. And now what we see, as a community, is that it is important to go deeper into food management. The care and management of food is part of the transmitted practice. So, we are developing a project to move from the gas freezers we have, which are polluting, expensive and dangerous, to being able to expand the solar network and be able to power a freezer and a fridge in the kitchen. For this we are calling for everyone’s help, your collaboration will be welcome.

Below are the details of the project, including budget and technical details, and you can find ways to make your donation.