Abbot Steve Stücky & Steven in the Kaisando at Tassajara
My friend, co-leader, and central abbot of the San Francisco Zen Center has terminal cancer.
Co-leading retreats with Steve at Tassajara has made my life richer and
more wakeful. The 2008 fire brought us together. I am blessed to have shared trail time with Steve on the path
in and around Tassajara. How lucky I feel to know someone who deeply
loves the earth in such an intimate manner. Coulter pines after the fire
and Myogen Steve will always carry new meaning… and with them the
reminder of life’s wildness and gratitude for our capacity to open our
hearts. I hear the bell ring out across the Horse Pasture and attend
with wakefulness three breaths and the flood of life pouring in every
sense portal.
With the deepest of gratitude for you — Abbot Steve — two claps, and a deep gassho!
For those of you that know Steve or have attended retreats with Steve
and me at Tassajara here is a link to follow his quickly changing
condition: Subtle Eye
Blessings,
Steven
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