Summertime on the Island of Pain consisted of hot days and cold nights, but with the Autumn came a drop in the temperature that tested…
Three voices. One literary house.
Tag: monastic life
Mother Ruth and eleven of her most senior meditation students set out on an extended wilderness retreat in the mountains and forests far away and…
The northernmost island of Shanqui Jian was the Island of Pain, with its mountain peaks, high-altitude steps, and cable cars. It held the university campus,…
Mama Muni was the university’s librarian. She was forgiving and sweet, sharp-witted and patient. She was a matron to even the older women in the…