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Deep thoughts, soothing the spirit ; The Treetop Zen Center in Oakland brings the study of Zen Buddhism to a small central Maine town.
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Portland Press Herald (Maine)
04-28-2008
Deep thoughts, soothing the spirit ; The Treetop Zen Center in Oakland brings the study of Zen Buddhism to a small central Maine town.
Byline: Blethen Maine News Service
Edition: Final
Section: Local & State
Type: News
When Rocio Orantez of Oakland walked in to her first-ever Zen Buddhist meeting, she wasn't exactly impressed.
"I thought everybody was crazy," she said of the meditation grou...
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