New Year's Eve Zen Ceremony

Come join us in ringing in the New Year with 108 rings on the bell, a fire/purification ceremony, meditation and chanting at our temple!

Bring forward your intentions for what to let go of in your life, and enjoy an evening with sangha in ritual and connection. 

Come a little early to get settled as this popular evening of practice returns.

Pre-Event Cleaning (o-soji)
4pm - Optional - to help sweep, clean and prepare Sansui-ji Mountains and Waters Temple for the evening. Cleaning for the new year is seen as an auspicious activity. (There will be a dinner break before the ceremony.)

Location: Mountains and Waters Temple (Sansui-ji), 2509 Cedarwood Drive in Bellingham. 

New Year's Eve Schedule:
6:30pm Zazen (sitting meditation)
7:10pm Kinhin (walking meditation)
7:20pm Zazen
8:00pm New Year's Ceremony
Approx 9:30pm close with snacks and tea outside around the fire

We'll also be burning any name cards from the altar of people who've died in the past year. If you have any of these from your home altar you are invited to bring them.