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Annual New Year's Eve Sitting


  • Milwaukee Zen Center 2825 N Stowell Ave Milwaukee, WI 53211 USA (map)

SORRY, the following will not be for in-person attendance this year, because the Zendo will be closed. We want to be sure that everyone is safe, and at this point that cannot be guaranteed.

On December 31, we will again sit together in the last night of the year, reflect on the past 12 months, and consider our commitments for the future.

There will be alternate periods of sitting and walking meditation from 8:00 pm until midnight, with a break for a snack of Japanese noodles. At 11:45 pm the bell will be struck 108 times by the attendees.

Afterwards everybody is invited to write on a piece of paper what they would like to let go of, and these items will be offered in a fire ceremony at the end.

Earlier Event: December 18
FULL MOON Bodhisattva Ceremony
Later Event: January 1
BPF New Year's Day Peace Gathering