On a perfect-weather late-summer day, we gathered at Shao Shan Temple to acknowledge and pay respect to the greater nature that supports our practice. This included a modified version of a ceremony done in Japan for blessings in gratitude to the protecting Spirits of the Land.
Beginning with fog covered hills and dewy spider webs, and continuing into bright sun all of nature joined in our ceremony. We offered flowers, incense and chanting at multiple sites on the Temple land acknowledging the myriad ways - known and unknown that they support our practice. We sat in outside meditation on top of White Jewel Mountain and in front of the Temple.
The program was followed by a light lunch including vegetables fresh from the Temple Leafye Garden.
