February 5, 2026
Lay Initiation Ceremony at City Center

Loretta Staples and Jisan Tova Green

 

Congratulations to Loretta Staples (Ju Do Bai Ka / Receptive Earth, Plum Blossom), who received the Bodhisattva precepts from Jisan Tova Green in a Lay Initiation Ceremony at City Center on January 9.

 

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.