Welcome to the OBC Journal website.
Here you can download current and past issues; access archives of published articles; give feedback; and find help if you want to know how to send in an article, how to subscribe, or find more information.
- The Journal is published four times a year from its office at Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey in the north of England. Articles from monks and lay practitioners on aspects of Zen practice, as well as news from temples around the Order combine to make a PDF publication of around 80 pages.
- Since Autumn 2021, the eBook version for Kindle (and tablets with the Kindle app) has also been available to download for free from the Current Issue page.
- Archive issues of the eBook can be bought from Amazon. See info panel on right or below.
- If you would like to be informed when a new Journal is available, you can sign up for an email notification here; you will then receive a message every time a new issue is published.
- We also produce a printed Annual comprising all the articles from the previous year for those who appreciate reading a printed book – see our Annual page.
- The Journal has always been a collaborative project – we rely on people to send in articles, support us financially, and offer help in other ways such as transcribing talks and proofreading.
- Please look at the Offering help page to see how you can contribute.
