May 24th, 2025 marked the 4th year since Taihaku Roshi's sudden passing. We had a special ceremony honored Shao Shan Temple's beloved founding abbot on this day directly after the Saturday morning program. We offered incense and chanting in the small room at the Taihaku Altar and then processed up to the cemetery chanting the ancestor lineage with each step. After offering incense at Taihaku Roshi's memorial stone we processed in silence back to the Temple and joined in a time of refreshments. The tender time of rememberance and connection was joined by all of nature with the calls of ravens and the fragrance of flowering trees.
