This Sunday we will have a formal sitting and bonfire to mark the passing of 2017. Practice will begin at 10 p.m. with formal zazen and a bonfire to extinguish the vexations we experienced during the passing year. At midnight we will have the traditional ringing of 108 bells followed by a reception.
Come close 2017 in the clarity of silent night sitting. Exhaling is releasing; inhaling is renewing. Everything is embraced in the silence of the surrounding night . Disappear into the world of breathing and be reborn as a new self in a new year.
Our regular practice schedule will resume on January 2nd, 6 a.m.
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