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108 Bells Ceremony

Sunday, December 22, 2019
9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Join us on the farm as we host our local Rinzai Zen priests in celebrating the biggest Buddhist ceremony of the year: Joy no Kane, or the Tolling of the Temple Bells. In the Buddhist tradition, ringing the bell 108 times rids us of the 108 delusions that we suffer on earth. Through this ritual, we purify ourselves of the past year’s three poisons: ignorance, attachment, and aversion.

This half-day event begins with a formal Rinzai Zen morning service, followed by zazen and Qi Qong in the Hollow Bones tradition. You will then participate in the 108 Bells ceremony of purification and release, opening up to a new year of awakening, and liberation.

Please register in advance. After the ceremony at 1 pm, we invite you to stay for a potluck lunch. Please bring a vegetarian dish to share.

About the Service Leaders:

Ekai Joel Kreisberg, Choan Tim Cook, & Bodhi William Prince and are ordained priests of the Hollow Bones Order, and American Rinzai Zen School.

Ekai Joel Kreisberg was ordained in the Hollow Bones Order by Jun Po Roshi. He is the Head Jisha of www.straydogzen.org , a Hollow Bones Sangha in the Bay Area. He brings his passion for healing and song to his teachings of Mondo Zen.

Choan Tim Cook is devoted to teaching the dharma through facilitating Mondo Zen with any willing sentient being. As a career environmental engineer and a jesting stand-up comedian, his love for human nature is fed by being of service to the greater good.

Bodhi William Prince teaches the dharma with his granddaughter and step-children. Through the facilitation of Mondo Zen and working with the Mankind Project, he is committed to awakening of all beings.