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Patience, Playfulness, & the Practice of Care

May 8, 2020 By Colleen Morton Busch

A Q&A with fire monk Mako Voelkel Mako Voelkel. All photos by Melissa Brisko. It’s been nearly a dozen years since Mako Voelkel stood on the Overlook Trail above Tassajara Zen Mountain Center and saw the Basin Complex Fire pouring into the valley.  These days, Mako is head teacher at Austin Zen Center. When I caught up with her one recent afternoon on FaceTime, I reminded her that she once told me she just might leave the monastery to go to medical school. Clearly that didn’t happen. “Not yet!” she pointed out, laughing in dappled sunlight in her … [Read more...]

Filed Under: fire monks, pandemic, shelter-in-place, Zen Tagged With: Austin Zen Center, Fire Monks, pandemic, shelter-in-place, Zen

Op-ed in the Monterey Herald

August 20, 2016 By colleenmbusch

Read my August 20 opinion piece in The Monterey Herald about why history doesn't have to repeat itself as the Soberanes Fire burns towards Tassajara. Photo by Mako Voelkel … [Read more...]

Filed Under: fire, fire monks, Uncategorized Tagged With: California wildfire, Fire Monks, San Francisco Zen Center, soberanes fire, wildfire, Zen

Soberanes Fire, August 6, 2016 Update

August 6, 2016 By colleenmbusch

Please follow my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: fire, fire monks, Uncategorized, Zen Tagged With: Fire Monks, San Francisco Zen Center, soberanes fire, tassajara zen mountain center, wildfire, Zen

Five years ago today…

July 10, 2013 By colleenmbusch

Fire surrounded Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. Gratitude for all of the heart and effort that went into preserving that refuge in the wilderness! Fundraising for a permanent Dharma Rain sprinkler system is well underway. I took this photo in May when I was down at Tassajara: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: fire monks, Uncategorized Tagged With: Basin Complex fire, Fire Monks, red flag warnings, Tassajara, Zen

Paperback release on the horizon

May 9, 2012 By colleenmbusch

Fire Monks will be out in paperback in June! I've just posted some new Bay Area readings on my Events page. Many summer and fall events are still in the works and will be added as they are confirmed. In April, fire monk David Zimmerman and I spoke at the International Association of Wildland Fire Human Dimensions conference in Seattle. It was a heartwarming experience to present to such a receptive audience of fire professionals. Lots of great people doing good work studying our complex relationship with fire and the landscapes it touches. San Francisco Zen Center is in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: fire monks, Uncategorized Tagged With: Colleen Morton Busch, Fire Monks, Fire Monks book, Zen

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