[Discussion-AZC] Tassajara

[Flint Sparks]

Thanks Chris and Bill,
	Any of us who have spent any time at Tassajara, either as guests or  
as formal students, for short periods or for many years, have been  
watching in horror as all of this has unfolded. Thank you Chris for  
the update and thank you Bill for your encouraging message and  
gracious notes about Colin who has stood in for many of us, literally  
on the front line.
	May all be safe and may all be well,
		Flint

On Jul 11, 2008, at 1:15 PM, Chris Lance wrote:

> Greetings, all...
>
> Hope this message finds you doing well...
>
> I'm not sure if the news has reached there yet but Tassajara is in  
> the clear. The fire past through yesterday afternoon and the five  
> people who stayed behind are all safe. There were some minor losses  
> (part of the compost shed, what's known as the Bird House, the pool  
> bathroom, some wood piles) but nothing major. The efforts made by  
> all of the students, staff and fire professionals in preparing the  
> buildings and grounds really paid off. Word has it that Tassajara is  
> an oasis of green amidst the charred remains that surround it...
>
> However, my understanding is that Jamesburg (which is the base camp  
> for Tassajara and at the opposite end of the 14-mile road that leads  
> to it) is not out of the woods yet, so please keep them in your  
> thoughts...
>
> My apologies if this info has already been disseminated. Take care  
> and I'll check in with a personal update soon...
>
> Cheers,
> Chris
>
> Bill Magness <bmagness at phonelaw.com> wrote:
> I am nervously following the news of the Tassajara fire like so many  
> others are.  My sadness and concern is mixed with a deep sense of  
> pride and reverence for the work of our friend Colin Gipson.  Colin  
> is one of the people who stayed with the monastery when it was  
> evacuated.  I was completely unsurprised that Colin was one of the  
> ones who chose to stay, and similarly unsurprised that he is now one  
> of the people entrusted with a daunting task by the S.F. Zen Center.
>
> Colin grew up as a Zen student in our temple.  He is one of the most  
> down-to-earth, straightforward, and capable people I know.  I  
> haven't talked to Colin in a long time, but consider him a good  
> friend and an inspiration in how to practice while being myself in  
> my given life.  I trust the flames will know better than to mess  
> with him.
>
> Bill Magness
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