Every year in August we have a time of greeting and gratitude to the Temple land and all the nature and protecting spirits that support our practice.
This year's simplified program, on Saturday's beautiful sunny morning, was rich in experience. We began in front of the Temple and walked with chanting past the Peace Pole garden, the supporting buildings, the pet cemetery, down to Connie's Pond, then back up to the Cemetery and continuing up to White Jewel Mountain, then down the other side to the vegetable garden and back through the woods, past the house to the front of the Temple and closing with a poem written by Taihaku.
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Walking with chanting
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Standing meditation on top of White Jewel Mountain
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| Food offering (fish!) at Connie's Pond |
