Our Teacher
Meido Barbara Anderson is the resident teacher and priest at O-An Zendo. She began practicing meditation in 1967 soon after receiving her doctorate in philosophy from Penn State University.
She began her formal study and practice of Zen with the Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh, receiving the Five Precepts from him in 1994. Thereafter, she studied and practiced in the Soto and Rinzai styles with Dai-en Bennage NiOsho, abbess of Mt. Equity Zen Center; Genro Lee Milton Sensei, abbot of Endless Mountain Zendo, and Jiro Andy Afable Osho of Early Light Zendo.
In 2010 she received the Ten Grave Buddhist Precepts from her guiding teacher Shoho Michael Newhall, abbot of Jikoji and Dharma heir of Kobun Chino Roshi. She was ordained as a Zen priest in 2011, and transmitted to become a Dharma heir in the Cloud Phoenix lineage in 2019 by Shoho Michael Newhall. She is Abbess of O-An Zendo.
For the past five years, Meido has studied and practiced Japanese Ceremonial Tea, and offers tea regularly to members of the O-An sangha and the larger community.
Meido is available by appointment for ceremonial tea, Beginner’s Instruction in Zen practice and private Dharma meetings (Dokusan). Please contact us via email for more information.
She began her formal study and practice of Zen with the Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh, receiving the Five Precepts from him in 1994. Thereafter, she studied and practiced in the Soto and Rinzai styles with Dai-en Bennage NiOsho, abbess of Mt. Equity Zen Center; Genro Lee Milton Sensei, abbot of Endless Mountain Zendo, and Jiro Andy Afable Osho of Early Light Zendo.
In 2010 she received the Ten Grave Buddhist Precepts from her guiding teacher Shoho Michael Newhall, abbot of Jikoji and Dharma heir of Kobun Chino Roshi. She was ordained as a Zen priest in 2011, and transmitted to become a Dharma heir in the Cloud Phoenix lineage in 2019 by Shoho Michael Newhall. She is Abbess of O-An Zendo.
For the past five years, Meido has studied and practiced Japanese Ceremonial Tea, and offers tea regularly to members of the O-An sangha and the larger community.
Meido is available by appointment for ceremonial tea, Beginner’s Instruction in Zen practice and private Dharma meetings (Dokusan). Please contact us via email for more information.