Wildmind Meditation News
Dec 17, 2011
David Duchovny shoveled horse manure at Zen monastery
Actor David Duchovny recently spent a weekend shovelling horse manure as part of a Buddhist meditation retreat.
The Californication star escaped to upstate New York for a few days to join a monastery programme aimed at helping guests find inner peace through meditation.
But Duchovny admits the stay wasn’t as relaxing as he thought it would be – because he was put to work as soon as he arrived.
He says, “I just went on a retreat to a zen monastery in upstate New York. It’s a type of Buddhism and meditation is a big part of it…
“I’m a beginner, I’ve only …
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