Thanks for this beautiful post, Heather. Very moving to see the photo of the old zendo. I was sitting there during a Chosan ceremony when that fire started. No one was injured in the fire--except the Buddha on the altar, which was impeccably repaired at the Asian Art Museum. On another note, then Governor Jerry Brown and Linda Ronstadt were allowed to visit Tassajara during a winter practice period when I was there--the monks weren't too happy about it. When the couple returned to Jamesburg, there were reporters waiting for them. When asked if she enjoyed visiting the monastery, Linda replied, "You could fall in love with Genghis Khan at Tassajara."
A gorgeous letter, Heather. Thank you so much for these glimmers of life at Tassajara. Eyes welled up at the old zendo picture. Sending wishes of ease to your knees 🙏
Thanks for this beautiful post, Heather. Very moving to see the photo of the old zendo. I was sitting there during a Chosan ceremony when that fire started. No one was injured in the fire--except the Buddha on the altar, which was impeccably repaired at the Asian Art Museum. On another note, then Governor Jerry Brown and Linda Ronstadt were allowed to visit Tassajara during a winter practice period when I was there--the monks weren't too happy about it. When the couple returned to Jamesburg, there were reporters waiting for them. When asked if she enjoyed visiting the monastery, Linda replied, "You could fall in love with Genghis Khan at Tassajara."
Beautiful spots. Thank you for sharing them. What an amazing Thanksgiving time.
A gorgeous letter, Heather. Thank you so much for these glimmers of life at Tassajara. Eyes welled up at the old zendo picture. Sending wishes of ease to your knees 🙏