by reservations | Jul 5, 2018 | News
In the Mountains on a Summer Day, by Li Bai (trans. Arthur Waley, 1919). Gently I stir a white feather fan, With open shirt sitting in a green wood. I take off my cap and hang it on a jutting stone; A wind from the pine-trees trickles on my bare head. Here are some...
by Sangha News editor | Aug 16, 2016 | News
Retreats and guest visits are canceled until August 22. The Unified Command continues to do back burning around the perimeter of Tassajara to help prevent the fire from spreading. The fire continues to move very slowly, and we are getting more optimistic news from the...
by Sangha News editor | Aug 19, 2016 | News
As a result of the fire, Tassajara guest season will not reopen this summer. “Fire has been and will continue to be a part of the life of Tassajara,” writes Susan O’Connell. “She is a great teacher of the practice of impermanence.” Dear...
by Sangha News editor | Aug 20, 2016 | News
Colleen Morton Busch, author of Fire Monks: Zen Mind Meets Wildfire about the 2008 fire that threatened Tassajara, has written an op-ed for the Monterey Herald about this summer’s fire threat. You can read it here.
by Sangha News editor | Aug 24, 2016 | Features, News, Zen Practice
The Tassajara Guest Season is cancelled due to the smoky conditions in the valley and the ongoing threat of the fire coming to Tassajara. Dear Sangha, As many of you know, we decided to cancel the Tassajara Guest Season due to the smoky conditions in the valley and...
