December 27, 2011
New Year’s at Zen Center

New Year’s Eve at City Center, begins at 8:30pm

New Year’s Eve at Green Gulch Farm, begins at 8:00pm

New Year’s Day at City Center, 9:00am

Great Bell at GGF

Great Bell at Green Gulch

City Center New Year’s Eve Schedule:
8:30pm Work Meeting, jobs assigned to “teams”
10:00pm Noodle Soup
10:30pm Han signals zazen in the zendo
10:45pm Zazen begins, during which the densho will be rung 108 times
12:00am Bonfire in the courtyard

Green Gulch Farm New Year’s Eve Schedule:
8:00pm Zazen in the zendo, during which there will be a break for noodles
The Great Bell will be rung 108 times during meditation
12:00am Bonfire and hot drink

New Year’s Day at City Center:
9:00am Procession to various altars, followed by a New Year’s toast on the roof

 

 

Features, For Mary Watson

Remembering Mary Watson

I want to invite us to be with Mary's spirit, because she really embodied compassion. When Blanche gave her the precepts, she gave her the name, Eyes of Compassion, Nurturing Teacher, and that's what Mary was.