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In Remembrance: Myogen Steve Stücky, March 6, 1946 – December 31, 2013

January 1, 2014 By colleenmbusch

In the early morning hours of the last day of 2013, fire monk Myogen Steve Stücky left this world for the great beyond. Read more about Myogen's life here. I was tremendously fortunate to spend time with Myogen during the research and writing of Fire Monks. He was warm and encouraging from the first time we spoke. He was patient and curious and engaged my questions thoughtfully and openly. I remember sitting in the abbot's cabin at Tassajara going over the proposal before I had a contract with Penguin Press for the book. He wasn't sure about the title "fire monks"--none of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: fire monks, Uncategorized Tagged With: Abbot Steve Stucky, Basin Complex fire, Myogen Steve Stucky, San Francisco Zen Center, Steve Stucky, Tassajara fire, Zen practice

What comes around comes back

July 18, 2013 By colleenmbusch

Fire is in the neighborhood again at Tassajara. No surprise as there is plenty of kindling left over from the 2008 fire, and we had so little rain this winter. Updates are being posted on Tassajara Zen Mountain Center's Facebook page. Please keep Tassajara and all beings in the burn area in your protective thoughts--especially the firefighters braving the steep, dry Ventana slopes. And...more monastic fire news... Zen Mountain Center in Idyllwild was evacuated earlier this week. Sadly, homes in the area were lost, but it appears that ZMC was successfully saved by fire … [Read more...]

Filed Under: fire monks, Uncategorized Tagged With: Fire Monks, Tassajara, Tassajara fire, Tassajara fire 2013, wildfire

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