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	The Wisdom of Solitude: A Zen Retreat in the Woods 3.96 avg rating — 127 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Hundred Days of Solitude: Losing Myself and Finding Grace on a Zen Retreat 3.89 avg rating — 129 ratings — published 2007 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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August 13th One Day Zen Retreat

Cape Cod Zen Center Barnstable MA Come on out for a great day!

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“after all your talk of food … you’re still hungry after all your talk of clothes … you’re still cold eating rice is what fills your belly wearing clothes is what keeps you warm without really thinking it through you grumble that the way to find Buddha is difficult look inside your heart … there’s Buddha don’t look for him outside your self —HAN SHAN, The View from Cold Mountain”
― Jane Dobisz, One Hundred Days of Solitude: Losing Myself and Finding Grace on a Zen Retreat

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Selection for the May Book Club

Plant Seed, Pull Weed: Nurturing the Garden of Your Life by Geri Larkin

5 votes, 41.7%

The Wisdom of Solitude: A Zen Retreat in the Woods by Jane Dobisz

3 votes, 25.0%

Eat Sleep Sit by Kaoru Nonomura

2 votes, 16.7%

Buddha Da by Anne Donovan

1 vote, 8.3%

Brilliant Moon: The Autobiography of Dilgo Khyentse by Dilgo Khyentse

1 vote, 8.3%

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