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The Dharma of Peace, the Mountain of Silence: Practicing Zen in Medellín, Colombia. A community of practitioners in Medellín, Colombia, working for peace and reconciliation in a deeply troubled country. Here they describe their wide-ranging and dedicated practice.

Montaña de Silencio (Mountain of Silence in English) is a community of Buddhist practitioners inspired by the Soto Zen tradition, and also by the Theravada teachings transmitted through the Insight movement that has taken place in the United States in the last few decades. We are located in the city of Medellín, Colombia. We started practicing in 1989 under the direction of the French Soto Zen monk Reitai Lemort, Taisen Deshimaru’s disciple. In 2011 we separated from our former leader in an effort to provide a practice that was oriented towards open and socially engaged lay people. We have always felt a deep resonance with Suzuki Roshi’s teachings, so we approached San Francisco Zen Center....