Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
The Coconut Monk
A former soldier documents wartime Vietnam on an eccentric yogi’s Buddhist island.
John Steinbeck IV
John Steinbeck IV (1946–1991) was an award-winning war correspondent, essayist, and author. His relationship with the Coconut Monk inspired his practice of Buddhism for the rest of his life.
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