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December 2024 Vajra Bodhi Sea 43%u6cd5%u754c%u97f3Dharma Realm NewsThe monastery%u2019s story began in 1988 when Venerable Master Hua purchased the land with the intention of protecting its majestic redwoods. In the beginning years, Redwood Vihara was a quiet hermitage for solitary practice for monks. Over the last five years the monastery has developed with the intention of following Venerable Master Hua%u2019s vow of bringing the Dharma to the West. This vision manifests by having programs and ceremonies primarily in English with traditional practices explained through modern interpretations, incorporating insights from Western philosophy, psychology, and science.The natural setting of Redwood Vihara offers more than just a physical space%u2014it provides a sanctuary for solitude, reflection, and meditation, offering a break from Silicon Valley%u2019s often stressful pace. Here, visitors are encouraged to relax, take a deep breath, and %u201creturn to their nature in nature.%u201dThe day began with Dharma Master Jin Chuan and Dharma Master JinWei leading a tour, during which neighbor Dan shared how Redwood Vihara survived the 2020 CZU Lightning Fire. He described arriving just in time to see fires approaching from three directions around the main building with the tool shed and carpark already burned. He went out to the highway and fortunately met a firetruck. Driving the firemen into the property, they created a firebreak that saved the monastery. Remarkably, the fire%u2019s stopping point aligned exactly with where DRBA monastics had circumambulated previously during a Purifying Boundaries ceremony. The two structures outside these boundaries, however, were reduced to ashes.%u5e74%u4e2d%uff0c%u79aa%u6797%u79c9%u6301%u5ba3%u516c%u4e0a%u4eba%u5c07%u4f5b%u6cd5%u5e36%u5230%u897f%u65b9%u7684%u5f18%u9858%u767c%u5c55%u3002%u9019%u4e00%u9858%u666f%u4e3b%u8981%u4ee5%u82f1%u8a9e%u9032%u884c%u7684%u8ab2%u7a0b%u548c%u6cd5%u6703%u9ad4%u73fe%uff0c%u4ee5%u7b26%u5408%u73fe%u4eca%u7684%u65b9%u5f0f%u4f86%u8a6e%u91cb%u50b3%u7d71%u7684%u4fee%u884c%u65b9%u6cd5%uff0c%u4e26%u878d%u5165%u897f%u65b9%u54f2%u5b78%u3001%u5fc3%u7406%u5b78%u53ca%u79d1%u5b78%u7684%u89c0%u9ede%u3002 %u7d05%u6728%u79aa%u6797%u4e0d%u50c5%u5750%u843d%u65bc%u5c71%u6797%u4e4b%u9593%uff0c%u66f4%u662f%u4e00%u500b%u80fd%u5920%u7368%u8655%u3001%u89c0%u7167%u548c%u79aa%u4fee%u7684%u8056%u8655%uff0c%u8b93%u4eba%u5011%u5f9e%u77fd%u8c37%u7dca%u6e4a%u7684%u6b65%u8abf%u4e2d%u5f97%u5230%u5598%u606f%u3002%u5728%u9019%u88cf%uff0c%u8a2a%u5ba2%u53ef%u4ee5%u653e%u9b06%u8eab%u5fc3%u3001%u6df1%u547c%u5438%uff0c%u4e26%u300c%u5728%u5927%u81ea%u7136%u4e2d%u56de%u6b78%u81ea%u6027%u300d%u3002%u7576%u5929%uff0c%u9996%u5148%u7531%u8fd1%u50b3%u5e2b%u548c%u8fd1%u5a01%u5e2b%u5e36%u9818%u5927%u773e%u53c3%u89c0%u7d05%u6728%u6797%uff0c%u671f%u9593%u9130%u5c45%u4e39%u5206%u4eab%u7d05%u6728%u79aa%u6797%u5982%u4f55%u57282020%u5e74%u96f7%u64ca%u706b%u707d%u4e2d%u5016%u5b58%u7684%u6545%u4e8b%u3002%u4ed6%u56de%u61b6%u9053%uff0c%u7576%u4ed6%u62b5%u9054%u73fe%u5834%u6642%uff0c%u53ea%u898b%u706b%u52e2%u5f9e%u4e09%u500b%u65b9%u5411%u903c%u8fd1%u4e3b%u5efa%u7bc9%uff0c%u5de5%u5177%u9593%u548c%u505c%u8eca%u5834%u5df2%u88ab%u71d2%u6bc0%u3002%u4ed6%u8d70%u5230%u516c%u8def%u4e0a%uff0c%u5e78%u904b%u5730%u9047%u5230%u4e00%u8f1b%u6d88%u9632%u8eca%uff0c%u6d88%u9632%u54e1%u99db%u9032%u9053%u5834%uff0c%u958b%u95e2%u51fa%u4e00%u689d%u9632%u706b%u9053%uff0c%u62ef%u6551%u4e86%u5bfa%u5edf%u3002%u4ee4%u4eba%u8a1d%u7570%u7684%u662f%uff0c%u706b%u52e2%u7684%u6b62%u606f%u9ede%u6b63%u597d%u8207%u6cd5%u7e3d%u50e7%u773e%u5148%u524d%u7051%u6de8%u7d50%u754c%u6240%u7e5e%u884c%u7684%u7bc4%u570d%u4e00%u81f4%u3002%u7136%u800c%uff0c%u908a%u754c%u5916%u7684%u5169%u68df%u5efa%u7bc9%u7269%u5247%u5316%u70ba%u7070%u71fc%u3002The day began with Dharma Master Jin Chuan and Dharma Master JinWei leading a tour, during which neighbor Dan shared how Redwood Vihara survived the 2020 CZU Lightning Fire. %u7531%u6bd4%u4e18%u8fd1%u50b3%u5e2b%u548c%u8fd1%u5a01%u5e2b%u5e36%u9818%u5927%u773e%u53c3%u89c0%u7d05%u6728%u6797%uff0c%u671f%u9593%u9130%u5c45%u4e39%u5206%u4eab%u7d05%u6728%u79aa%u6797%u5982%u4f55%u57282020%u5e74%u96f7%u64ca%u706b%u707d%u4e2d%u5016%u5b58%u7684%u6545%u4e8b%u3002