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Friend and Camaldolese oblate Matt Fisher has sent us the latest on Tassajara. I summarize: David Zimmerman, the director of Tassajara Buddhist monastery in Big Sur, tells us about the five members of the community,... More »
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We monks in Berkeley are keeping in mind the fire situation, even though all we have of it here is some whisps of smoke blended with the Bay’s usual summer fog. Here is the latest... More »
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“Listen” is the first word of Benedict’s Rule for Monastics, a hearty attentiveness to a heartwarming message. There is fire in his Rule, someone has written recently. Benedictines and Buddhists of Big Sur have been... More »
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There has been some confusing news today — television items like “Big Sur monastery directly threatened by flames” — and people have called us in Berkeley, anxious about New Camaldoli Hermitage. But the monastery in... More »
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All but four of the Big Sur monks are at Soquel, in the redwoods outside Santa Cruz. All are well, including Bernard, who had his eightieth birthday the day they evacuated — with a small... More »
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