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Spark Zen

Rev. Shōren Heather
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Spark Zen is for introspective, iconoclastic thinkers interested in Zen/Buddhism; hosted by a Zen priest who lived at a monastery for nine years.

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    Zen Priestess. Writer. Adventurer. I lived for 9 years in the wild, wonder-filled wilderness of Tassajara Zen Mountain Center

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