Progress Update: October 17, 2008
Counting down:
The winter retreat is still a while off but we are counting down the days remaining (see: Home Page). We are considering both the work left for us to do and the opportunity for you to visit. We are not closed over the winter but we are in silent retreat mode. 74 is the current count.!
Ordination:
The Anagarika ordination for Joseph last Saturday went extremely well. Three generations of his family joined us, both for the ceremony and for the meditation Day-of-Mindfulness. He remembered all his lines and delivered them with a strong, confident voice. In counting mode… the ordained sangha now numbers four. Photo to come.
Big Crowds:
As part of the winter count down we have reinstated the end wall of the meditation module. So, if you were thinking of being a big crowd of meditators it might be a bit squeezy, nay, say not so – cosy will it be.! Come as a small crowd; come as a faithful flock, a happy horde, a mindful mob – either way, we will fit you in.
Yet another Count:
Dracula? No, the days ’till new year. We will be having a midnight meditation/dhamma vigil and have already started collecting wood for a bonfire for the ritual burning of regrets, loss, disappointments, attachments, etc.… Read the rest