Good afternoon dear friends –
There was fog this morning – and now it’s gone!Low hanging clouds in the north mountains. It’s a lovely time to practice breathing in and out. . . .
On Thursday evening, January 1st, Waves and Water Sangha will celebrate new beginnings and healthy continuations with a tea ceremony. We will meet at the usual time and place. There will be tea and cookies and chocolate and fruit. There will be poems and songs and readings and stories – whatever you would like to bring along. One Sangha member has promised a New Yorker cartoon that will make mindfulness of the mind in the mind stunningly clear – including manas, clearly depicted!
Some of us will also celebrate New Year’s Eve with Mountain Rain Zen and other sister Sanghas. 108 bells leading up to midnight – plus chants for peace interspersed with sitting and walking all evening long. Go to http://www.mountainrainzen.org/events/2014/12/31/new-years-eve-retreat for all the details. You can arrive when you want and leave when you want. . . .
With love and understanding from the Sangha
