December 2, 2025
Lay Initiation Ceremony at Green Gulch – November 16

Left to right: Ofosu Jones-Quartey, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho, Terrye Callender, Carmen Phelps and Claudelle Renee Glasgow. Photo by Shundo Gennin.

 

Congratulations to Ofosu Jones-Quartey (Jido Gensei / Compassionate Way, Profound Stillness), Terrye Callender (Mokusen Zenkatsu / Silent River, Pure Aliveness), Carmen Phelps (Yubutsu Shoho / Brave Buddha, Pure Letting Go), and Claudelle Renee Glasgow (Bushin Kosen / Buddha Heart, Elated Hermit/Sorcerer), who received the Bodhisattva precepts from Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, Osho in a Lay Initiation Ceremony at Green Gulch Farm on November 16.

 

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.