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Fire Monks
Fire Monks: Zen Mind Meets Wildfire | Colleen Morton Busch
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The "vivid" and "electrifying" true story of how five monks saved the oldest Zen Buddhist monastery in the United States from wildfire (San Francisco Chronicle). When a massive wildfire surrounded Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, five (…more)
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Well, even I am stunned at all the books I was able to read in March!
I finished 42 books:
-women writers (30)
-classics (2)
-short stories (17) from the Faber 20 series
-graphic novels (3)
-non-fiction (3)
And 6 of those were 5🌟s!!

readordierachel Hot damn. Nice work! 6y
HardcoverHearts @readordierachel 😬 (I don‘t really know if I am using this emoji the right way- but I‘m using it for the cheesing smile that I have on my face! ) 😂 Thank you! 6y
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The San Francisco Zen Center has been my spiritual home for years. Tassajara is SFZC‘s monastic retreat in Big Sur. I was living across the country when I heard about the fires and that David was leading the fight to save Tassajara. I am excited to hear the story. It helps one gain perspective on what is a crisis (encroachment of a wildfire while you are isolated in the mountains) and what is not (most of our daily torments/traumas).

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