A friend/supporter from New York came to the monastery recently and we went camping in the Siskiyou Mountains west of Mt. Shasta. Technically it may have been against the rules to travel during the "rains retreat," but camping is important, and it is the first time I've been surrounded by forest since the last time Otto showed up a year ago.
Great to see that you and Otto went camping! Monk should be out in the forest and WHAT a forest! Those are some of the biggest trees in the world. Sadhu!
Good to be in the forest!Brian Ruhe
Very nice to be in such a great forest! Brian Ruhe