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One-pointed mind and wide-field mind

September 21, 2015 By colleenmbusch

Fire in the vicinity of Tassajara has me thinking of Abbot Steve and his wise leadership during the 2008 Basin Complex fire. I dug through my interview audio files to unearth this little Dharma gem, Abbot Steve talking about applied Zen in the realm of wildfire: “Detachment doesn’t mean that you separate yourself from things.”
https://colleenmortonbus­ch.­com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Steve-Stucky-09Jan09-clip-1.mp3

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