The improbable story of the twin monk scrolls – by Rico Provasoli

An excerpt from Rico Provasoli’s new book, Hiding Out With The Enemy: A Zen Carpenter’s Tale

Two reviews of Rico Provasoli’s recently published book

“Just as Drugs, Sex and Rock ‘n’ Roll were popular in the 60s, inquiry about The End is a popular topic among my generation of Boomers,” writes Rico Provasoli

Nature is wiser than anything in my small world, writes Rico Provasoli in this article

Rico Provasoli: The still, small voice within has been promised to lead us out of confusion, into clarity. But how can we be certain that this voice is guiding us, not beguiling us?

How do we navigate our remaining days? asks Rico Provasoli in this essay

Rico Provasoli writes, “My goal is living in the house of joy. And how I get there, for me anyway, is by walking the path of gratitude.”

“When did I give away my voice? That voice of curiosity. The capacity to question everything I was told that ‘this is the way things are’?” asks Rico Provasoli.

Rico Provasoli’s provocative book reviewed.

An excerpt from Chapter One of Rico Provasoli’s book, Please Don’t Tell My Guru.

How do we approach the Unknowable? asks Rico Provasoli.

Life could be more than simply prolonging our days, writes Rico Provasoli.

…young Rico remembers being asked by a stable hand.

“The surrender of the madcap adventures of my youth does not go willingly,” says Rico Provasoli.

A poem by Rico Provasoli.

What does it all mean, this life we are granted? asks Rico Provasoli.

An essay by Rico Provasoli.

Rico Provasoli celebrates his “non-death day anniversary.”

Rico explains his choice between quality of end-of-life peace at home over high-end medical care in the ICU.

A poem by Rico Provasoli.