Monthslong meditation on impermanence at a remote California Zen retreat meets a real-life fire
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This photo provided by the San Francisco Zen Center shows the remote Tassajara Mountain Zen Center, a Buddhist meditation hall, burning in a fire, Thursday, March 26, 2026, in central California. (San Francisco Zen Center via AP)This photo provided by the San Francisco Zen Center shows the face of a 2,000-year-old Buddha statue buried in the rubble of the Tassajara Mountain Zen Center, Friday, March 27, 2026, in remote central California. (San Francisco Zen Center via AP)This photo provided by the San Francisco Zen Center shows the remote Tassajara Mountain Zen Center, a Buddhist meditation hall, Friday, March 27, 2026, in central California. (San Francisco Zen Center via AP)
This photo provided by the San Francisco Zen Center shows the remote Tassajara Mountain Zen Center, a Buddhist meditation hall, burning in a fire, Thursday, March 26, 2026, in central California. (San Francisco Zen Center via AP)